How Christians Should Discern the Signs of the Times

Episode 60 | Dr. Michael Horton and Adriel Sanchez answer caller questions. Show Notes CoreChristianity.com Key questions answered in today's show: 1.  1 Thessalonians 5:2 says that the day of the Lord, that is, the day when Jesus returns to judge the nations and gather his people will come like a thief in the night. Yet, people are always reading the signs of the times, as Jesus said we should, and coming to conclusions that Jesus should return soon. How should we balance reading the signs of the times and knowing that Jesus will come when we least expect it?​ 2.  In Luke 4 Jesus says that he came to liberate the captives and preach good news to the poor and perform miracles. This sounds like a passage about salvation but I'm not sure what miracles and liberation have to do with salvation.​ 3. Can you explain 1 Thessalonians 4:13 where it says, "we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope"? What is the difference between grieving with hope and grieving without hope?​ 4. What do you think about prayer journals? Do they help? What do you use to keep up with morning devotions? What would you recommend?​ 5. Romans 3 teaches that no one seeks God and that no one is righteous, but don't people seek out God all the time and don't unbelievers do all sorts of good things like love their children and not murder all the time?​ 6. Mark 14 says that in the garden of Gethsemane, on the night Jesus would be captured by the Romans, Jesus' soul was sorrowful even to the point of death. Why would Jesus feel this way if he was God and knew that he would suffer and die?