See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.  1 John 3:1-3

A. The Reasons to Live with Second Coming Mentality

1. We are so loved by the Father: 1 John 3:1a, John 14:21,23, John 16:27

2. We are children of God far from our Father’s House: 1 John 3:1b-2, John 14:1-3, Rom. 8:22-23, Heb. 11:13-16

B. The Impact of Living with Second Coming Mentality

1. We live with anticipation of glorification: 1 John 3:2b, 1 Cor. 15:50-56, Phil. 3:20

2. We progress in the likeness of Him who is coming: 1 John 3:3, 1 Peter 1:13-19, 2 Peter 3:10-13, 2 Cor. 3:18