Calvary Chapel Cardunal (Schaumburg, IL)

What a written letter would accomplish for the apostle’s reputation, the Corinthians achieve through their conduct and spiritual transformation—the virtues of disciples ultimately commend their teacher more effectively than any document could.

At this judgment seat, the true character of works will be exposed before Christ’s scrutiny, revealing whether deeds have been good or worthless, along with the motives that drove them.

Unlike earthly races where only one competitor wins, every Christian can achieve victory, since the competition is fundamentally internal—believers contend against themselves rather than against others.

God's plan for redemption is often counterintuitive to human logic, revealing that true wisdom lies in surrendering to His foolishness through the cross.

This perspective transforms conduct from mere rule-following into a response of readiness—abandoning behaviors associated with spiritual darkness and embracing the character befitting those who belong to the coming King.

The period before His coming will be like the time in the days of Noah. People then were enjoying the normal pursuits of life, with no awareness of imminent judgment. Life continued normally for the people of Noah’s day for they were eating, drinking...

The lesson of the fig tree is quite simple. As the appearance of tender twigs and leaves on a fig tree indicate the nearness of summer, so the appearance of the signs Jesus explained would indicate that His coming is near.

The lesson of the fig tree is quite simple. As the appearance of tender twigs and leaves on a fig tree indicate the nearness of summer, so the appearance of the signs Jesus explained would indicate that His coming is near.

What a contrast this coming is with the Lord Jesus’ first coming: as a baby, in humility and obscurity, riding a donkey into Jerusalem rather than a horse, coming to die rather than to reign.

The tribulation will be so intense that unless those days were shortened, nobody would survive.