II Timothy 4:8 (Please Read) Commentary: Do you love his appearing? In an earlier post we discussed another scripture where Jesus said he would appear to those that are looking for him! Not everyone is looking for Jesus! In fact much of the world will weep and cry when he shows up! Their wicked schemes will come to an end! Those that hate Jesus promote unrighteousness in the earth! Abortion! Gay marriage! Homosexuality! Transgenderism! Promote every wicked imagination of the heart! We are created in the image of God not the image of sin! Those that hate God promote removing Bibles and prayer from schools! Deprive our children of truth! Promote evolution! Remove crosses and the commandments from our land! Remove nativity scenes! They do not love his appearing! Just the opposite! Hate his appearing! So how do we promote Jesus appearing? Get Bibles into schools and government! Get Bibles into prisons, motels and hotels! Distribute Gospel Tracts! Encourage and support your church pastor! Financially support the work of your church! Much of the world will fight against God and are fools enough to think they can win? Did you know when you pray for your enemies you are promoting Jesus into their lives! Your enemies cannot stop you for praying for them! This is how you love your enemies! What is the crown of righteousness used in this verse? There is none righteous but God alone so how do we receive this righteousness? The righteousness of God is the right God has on men his creation! Yes we did not evolve! Righteousness is the state commanded by God and is judged by his standard! We do not achieve righteousness but receive it! A gift from God! We live by faith and not by law! No mortal flesh can keep the law! This is why God had to become flesh! To pay the penalty for our sinful flesh! Flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God! That is why all of us will go to the grave then he will raise us up! Jesus wore a crown of thorns so we could wear a crown of righteousness! At the Cross Jesus established our righteousness forever! Paying the penalty for our sin! This is why we look for his appearing again! He accomplished for us what we could never do on our own! Without faith it is impossible to please God! Not faith in ourselves but in him! We receive the righteousness God has provided for us in trusting that his way is the way back to heaven and no other way will work! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com