God the Father planned and ordained salvation in eternity past according to His will on the basis of His mercy. This salvation accomplished by the work of the Son at His first coming, caused those who respond in faith to be born again, with an inheritance of living hope to be fully realized and experienced at the second coming of the Son. Drawing attention to this certain and sure hope in the future serves as a reminder, counsel, and encouragement as believers endure suffering and difficulties during the time at hand. This hope as the inheritance is on reserve and secure being under God's guard whose same power was demonstrated in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. With this great future and blessing awaiting the believer, the times at hand become a matter of living by faith in God and doing so in obedience to His will.
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In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...