I. THE MYSTERY OF INIQUITY OR LAWLESSNESS.
A. Lawlessness is rebellion against authority.
1. Manifested in children today.
2. Manifested in adults.
a. Watts rioting.
b. Ministers defying law (not a good law).
B. Rebellion against God's law.
1. God's innate laws of purity and chastity.
a. Adultery and fornication.
b. Perversion.
c. Sexless society-women becoming more mannish and men becoming effeminate.
d. Pornography.
A. The transforming power.
1. Reclamation of ruined lives.
a. Suicidals.
b. Dope addicts.
2. Stabilizing of the unstable.
B. Mystery - I don't know how it works but it does.
C. Only hope for world in which we live.
III. MYSTERY OF PRAYERLESSNESS.
A. Recognize world conditions.
1. Start new crusade.
a. Anti-smut.
b. Anti-communist.
B. One basic flaw.
1. Battle is not against flesh and blood.
a. Physical warfare of no avail.
2. Battle is spiritual.
a. Must arm ourselves with spiritual weapons. "The weapons of our warfare."
3. Prayer is the greatest force and weapon.
4. Prayer is the decisive weapon. How Satan trembles when he sees even the weakest saint upon his knees.
5. Prayer only hope for today's crisis. We'll do anything but pray.
a. Ready to march with banners.
b. Ready to write congressmen.
c. Ready to join new anti-crusade.
What we need to do is pray.
Not talk about it, not sing about it, but Pray! Pray! Pray!