How Is Today?

God wants us to repent and be spiritually minded attaining His Kingdom. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.

The people who will survive the deceptions of this end time are those who have the Father and the Son as their focus—in their very being—so much that the false messiahs and prophets cannot get in the door. Because their hope and trust are in the right place, they are blessed—and part of that blessing is the spiritual strength to resist and overcome the father of lies.

We all want to be in God's Kingdom. God has never intended that works save anybody. Doing the works is a witness before the world, and by them God is glorified. The works are the very purpose for which the Christian is called and converted.

We must strive to overcome the fear of death. Christ, having been raised from the dead, has become the first fruit of those who have fallen asleep. So also, in Christ, all shall we be made alive. We also must remember that nothing inhibits or damages our ability to see things clearly like focusing on the self.

Where the Holy Spirit works, the people and the leaders will be self-governing. Because everybody keeps a tight rein on himself and is being led by God's Spirit, there is no need for heavy-handedness—for strict external enforcement—nor for people to live in fear of the leaders. The leaders will serve, the people will work and grow, and liberty will flourish.