BECAUSE INIQUITY SHALL ABOUND...
BECAUSE INIQUITY SHALL ABOUND… (For the local newspaper) Jesus said that in the last days, “Because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” The warnings Jesus gave us as to what is coming down the pike is utterly serious. Instead of focusing on the drama of the Last Days, at this time I’d rather address a most critical issue regarding it – the danger of the hardening of our heart, wherein our love can wax cold. The Last Days are referring to the End Times before Jesus returns. Iniquity is unbridled sinful, or lawless behavior. Lawlessness means a disregard for the Laws of God. Again, this encompasses anything that the Bible condemns as evil or sinful: lying, stealing, greed, idolatry, dishonoring our parents, blasphemy, sexual immorality, murder, sorcery - including drugs…and so on. But what about those of us whom Jesus has set free from the slavery of the