Most times the enemy cannot take a saint out with one hard blow, so he does his best to first tire them out. If you allow the enemy to get you to become weary, you will cease to do what produces divine results. Apostasy comes in when you get weary of holding the truth. Eventually the virtue you have will become depleted, but don't get weary! Jesus left us an example to do in these times: get alone with God until He renews your virtue.

Pure gold is what filled the tabernacle, which is representative of God's church. Everything in the kingdom of God must be pure; anything that is impure is not a part of God's church and cannot enter heaven. Purity is characterized by a holy, consecrated, and blameless life that is utterly free from corruption of the spirit, soul, and body. We must be pure according to God's definition of purity. Closely examine your life: are you made of pure gold?

Preached on 2/2/1982

Faith is the powerful means by which we are saved, but it is important to realize that it can be overthrown. There is a certain faith for which God is looking; this faith is God’s standard. In Luke 18:8 Jesus, foreseeing the time in which we now live, questioned whether He would find acceptable faith at all at His coming. We see then that in order to keep that faith for which Jesus is coming back, beyond ordinary effort is required.

Preached on 4/26/1987