The world offers temporary comfort to relieve the suffering and trials of this life. But only by turning to Christ, the eternal Light, can we find lasting refuge from the darkness of fear, loss, and human frailty.

The 14th Century was the time of the Church's Babylonian Captivity in Avignon, the Great Papal Schism, and a struggle for control of the church in which everyone seemed to lose sight of the fact that Christ alone is Head of His church. Enter John Wycliffe, the Morning Star of the Reformation. He challenged the authority of the Pope, the traditions and teachings of the church, and oversaw the translation of the entire Bible in English, setting the stage for the Protestant Reformation.

Biblical Theology helps us see that Creation displays the power, majesty, goodness, and glory of God. Creation had an eschatology from the beginning, which shapes the whole biblical message. It moves from shadow to substance, from Adam to Christ, from creation to an everlasting kingdom, from God to God.

The world is lost in spiritual darkness, and without hope apart from Christ, the life and light of men.

An exposition of chapter 17 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, concerning Perseverance of the Saints. True believers do not finally fall away. Our salvation is by grace, and our perseverance is continued in that same state of grace until we reach the state of glory.

The Day of the Lord will be a Day of deliverance for God's people, but it will be a Day of darkness and despair for unbelievers. While we long for that Day with hope and joy, we should not do so flippantly.