Definition and Context:
The term "nowadays" refers to the present time or the current age. In a biblical context, it is often used to contrast the present with past times, highlighting changes in society, culture, or spiritual conditions. The Bible, while not using the term "nowadays" explicitly, addresses the concept of the present age and its characteristics, often in contrast to the eternal truths and promises of God.

Biblical Perspective on the Present Age:
The Bible frequently contrasts the present age with the age to come, emphasizing the transient nature of worldly things compared to the eternal nature of God's kingdom. In 1 John 2:17 , it is written, "The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever." This verse underscores the temporary nature of the current world and the enduring value of living according to God's will.

Moral and Spiritual Climate:
Scripture often describes the moral and spiritual climate of the present age as one of challenge and temptation. In 2 Timothy 3:1-5 , Paul warns, "But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!" This passage highlights the moral decay that can characterize the present age, urging believers to remain steadfast in their faith.

Call to Discernment and Faithfulness:
Believers are called to be discerning and faithful amidst the challenges of the present age. Romans 12:2 instructs, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God." This verse encourages Christians to resist the pressures of the current age and to seek transformation through the renewal of their minds in Christ.

Hope and Assurance:
Despite the challenges of the present age, the Bible offers hope and assurance to believers. In John 16:33 , Jesus says, "I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!" This promise assures believers that, despite the trials of the present age, victory is found in Christ.

Living in the Present Age:
Christians are called to live purposefully in the present age, being salt and light to the world. Matthew 5:13-16 states, "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." This passage calls believers to actively engage with the world, reflecting God's love and truth.

Eschatological Perspective:
The Bible also provides an eschatological perspective on the present age, reminding believers of the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan. In Titus 2:11-13 , it is written, "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ." This passage encourages believers to live righteously while anticipating the return of Christ and the establishment of His eternal kingdom.(adv.) In these days; at the present time.

The Christian Conception of Life Has Already Arisen in Our Society ...
... So that nowadays the wealthy class and men at the head of government do not constitute,
as they did in former days, the ELITE of society; on the contrary, they ...

How Does it Come?
... When an election of office-bearers is taking place nowadays, of men, say, to manage
the temporal affairs of Christ's Church, who ever thinks of looking out for ...

Ninth Commandment
... David said in his haste""All men are liars." Some one has remarked that if he had
been living nowadays, he might say it without haste and not be very far ...

The Alarum
... "Will awake." This is a world in which most men nowadays are alive to their temporal
interests. ... I am afraid there is very little private singing nowadays. ...

Herod and John the Baptist
... Almost any man can get a hearing nowadays in a town or a city, where the people
live close together; especially if he speaks in a fine building where there is ...

Buying the Truth
... Now, avoid that, and buy the truth which lies here, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved." We hear too much nowadays of regeneration ...

Buying the Truth
... Now, avoid that, and buy the truth, which lies here, "Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved." We hear too much nowadays of regeneration ...

Feeding on Ashes
... They tell us too, nowadays, that all religion pursues a process of evolution, and
gradually clears itself of its more imperfect and carnal elements. ...

An Apostolic Testimony and Exhortation
... probability founded by the Apostle Paul, or by men working under his direction:
and the type of doctrine preached in them was what people nowadays call Pauline ...

Chapter xii
... Dillmann gives a somewhat naive statement of the case when he says: "Nowadays, of
course, everybody quite takes it for granted that all these tales about the ...

Nowadays (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Nowadays (1 Occurrence). 1 Samuel 25:10 And Nabal answered
David's servants, and said: 'Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? ...

Now-a-days (1 Occurrence)
Now-a-days. Nowadays, Now-a-days. Nowhere . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See JPS
ASV DBY). Nowadays, Now-a-days. Nowhere . Reference Bible.

Now (15352 Occurrences)

Debtor (7 Occurrences)
... DEBT; DEBTOR. det, det'-er: It is difficult nowadays to think of debt without
associating with it the idea of interest, and even usury. ...

Debt (48 Occurrences)
... DEBT; DEBTOR. det, det'-er: It is difficult nowadays to think of debt without
associating with it the idea of interest, and even usury. ...

Christianity
... No argument against the reality of the revelation can be built upon the fact, generally
acknowle dged by Christian theologians nowadays, that the Deity of our ...

Luke (4 Occurrences)
... is almost irritated (Luke the Physician, 1907, 6), since "the indefensibility of
the tradition is regarded as being so clearly established that nowadays it is ...

Gospel (108 Occurrences)
... is almost irritated (Luke the Physician, 1907, 6), since "the indefensibility of
the tradition is regarded as being so clearly established that nowadays it is ...

Covenant (309 Occurrences)
... It is the blood of Him "who, through the eternal Spirit offered himself without
blemish unto God." It is the fashion in certain quarters nowadays to say that ...

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