COMPELLING WITNESSES

“The end of the world is coming soon...”  1 Peter 4:7 (NLT)

“So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin.
You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.  You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy—their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols."  1 Peter 4:1-3 (NLT)

“You have finished with sin. You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.”  1 Peter 4:1-2 (NLT)

“Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you.
But remember that they will have to face God, who stands ready to judge everyone, both the living and the dead.”  1 Peter 4:4-5 (NLT)

“The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.”  1 Peter 4:7 (NLT)

“May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.”  Matthew 6:10 (NLT)

“But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.  The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent."  2 Peter 3:8-9 (NLT)

“Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.”  1 Peter 4:8 (NLT)

"Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.  God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.  Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen."  1 Peter 4:9-11 (NLT)

WE ARE TO LIVE WITH THE LAST DAY IN MIND