Phil

They find pleasure in that and being able to impact that.

I don't know what's going to happen on the great divide, you know, what that's going to look like.

But certainly they feel like, I mean, they certainly are gaining pleasure from what they're doing now in some sick way.

I mean, it makes us sad to think you would gain pleasure from that, right?

I want that.

I want to read this passage because to me it fits so well into this discussion, and especially the idea that for the first time, I think, since we've been doing Unashamed Podcasts, I've had a better grasp of the idea that eternal life starts before just the coming back of our Lord.

We're already entering into that, into our walk with Christ.

And you know that's true when you listen to this.

This is 1 Timothy 6.

And Paul was given a charge to Timothy, and he gives him all this stuff about money and worldly things.

And he says, but you, man of God, young Timothy, flee from all this and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

Fight the good fight of the faith.

Take hold.

Here it is.

Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called.

So that happens at the calling.

That happens when the lizard turns into the horse, right?

When you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses in the sight of God who gives life to everything and of Christ Jesus while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ

Now we're into that second when he comes back, which God will bring about in his own time.

God, the blessed and only ruler, the king of kings, the Lord of lords, who alone is immortal.