comes first, and the man of law lessness is revealed." Stand firm in what you learn from the Scripture. Secondly, know the Word of God. "Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season." In light of this, be ready to minister the Word of God. In the fifth verse we are told to "do the work of an evangelist." Stand firm, be familiar with and use the Word, and do the work of an evangelist. You are not going to get a psychological dissertation on how to adapt to times of stress because I am not a psychologist. I am just a policeman. I cannot offer you police answers because that would only be treating the symptom. It must go deeper. In our quest of materialism we have become people who love things, trying to gather them up and thus find happiness. Recently I was required to read a book by John Gardner, a best seller entitled Self Renewal. In one
lem. If the "50's" were an age of anxiety, then the "70's" are the age of melancholy. Doctors are not able to fully comprehend the situ ation, but many will agree it saps the energy, paralyzes the will, and drives people to suicide. The Scripture tells us clearly "in the last days there will be times of great stress." I believe in the literal return of Jesus Christ to this earth. Why do we have these prob lems? What are the solutions? What should Christians be doing? The instruction, or at least part of it, is contained in our text: "You, however; continue in the things you have learned and become con vinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them." First, know Cod. Have a person al relationship with Christ. In a parallel passage in II Thessaloni- ans, the second chapter, it says: "Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (this coming) will not come to pass unless the apostasy
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