tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31022667.post115514161799988191..comments2023-08-03T02:14:15.865-07:00Comments on Alien Nation: End of the world; further thoughtsdarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14967318206246981795noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31022667.post-1155220548741399732006-08-10T07:35:00.000-07:002006-08-10T07:35:00.000-07:00I am not thinking in terms of right and wrong as m...I am not thinking in terms of right and wrong as much as in terms of useful and not so useful. Jesus himself said that no one would know the day or time. So spending time trying to figure out the day and time, Jesus has said, is pointless. What is the practical purpose of thinking about the second coming for believers? That is the question. What is the purpose of thinking about the second coming for all believers in every time and place? As you read in this post, the point of second coming theology is to encourage us to live ethical, compassionate lives while we wait. Trying to figure out who the 'anti-christ' is or when Christ will return is wasted energy. Trying to find the poor and hungry, the forgotten, ignored and oppressed, that is the point, that is how Jesus lived his life. That makes the second coming relevant to every-day believersdarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967318206246981795noreply@blogger.com