Our calling and our duty as the children of light, as Paul calls us, is to make sure that

we shine the light of the gospel into the darkness.

That's our responsibility.

We don't make alliances common cause with the darkness, but we shine the light of the

gospel into the darkness.

The Apostle Paul suffered repeated beatings, deprivation, even a stoning, and yet no matter

how evil the world became or how often he was persecuted, Paul endured.

But what gave this man of God the strength to stay faithful?

What truths did Paul cling to when his trials no doubt seemed too tough to bear and yet

they kept coming?

John MacArthur considers those questions today in a brand new series airing for the first

time on Grace to you.

It's a biblical look at how to understand the current chaos in our society, why you can

have confidence that God is still in control, and how to effectively serve the Lord and serve

others in these difficult days.

John calls this series The World vs. The Kingdom of God, and now here is John.

I want to take you to a passage that has been a treasure to me for many, many years.

It's one of those defining portions of Scripture as I look at my life and my ministry and your

life and your ministry and the kingdom of light.

That passage is 2 Corinthians chapter 4, 2 Corinthians chapter 4.

Now we've been looking at the idea of the fact that there is revealed in Scripture that

the world is made up of two kingdoms.

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