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Hi there,
We discuss Faith very commonly.
We discuss Love less commonly.
We hardly ever discuss Hope !!!
These three abide - Faith Hope and Love.
There seems to be a big divide between folks when discussing expectations IN THIS LIFE....
Some claim that because the disciples were all but one murdered - that the new covenant makes no promise beyond sharing in the sufferings of Christ.
It seems that to them we sit in the gospel bus, belt up, and hold on tight, ready to take whatever comes. Folks sit in pews holding onto faith and love with little hope. Just an expectation of better things in the NEXT life.
Then there are those who see promises in the scriptures like...
IS 54:11“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.
12“Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies,
And your gates of crystal,
And your entire wall of precious stones.
13“All your sons will be taught of the LORD;
And the well-being of your sons will be great.
14“In righteousness you will be established;
You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear;
And from terror, for it will not come near you.
15“If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me.
Whoever assails you will fall because of you.
16“Behold, I Myself have created the smith who blows the fire of coals
And brings out a weapon for its work;
And I have created the destroyer to ruin.
17“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
And their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
...and they accept such assurances for them personally.
Some claim this is out of order as it was meant for Israel at a time in history and not for New Covenant believers.
Yet we read Jesus promised the following...
Matt 19:29
...everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children
or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
So what is the legitimate scriptural hope for believers in the New Covenant IN THIS LIFE ???
Lets talk about HOPE IN THIS LIFE.
We discuss Faith very commonly.
We discuss Love less commonly.
We hardly ever discuss Hope !!!
These three abide - Faith Hope and Love.
There seems to be a big divide between folks when discussing expectations IN THIS LIFE....
Some claim that because the disciples were all but one murdered - that the new covenant makes no promise beyond sharing in the sufferings of Christ.
It seems that to them we sit in the gospel bus, belt up, and hold on tight, ready to take whatever comes. Folks sit in pews holding onto faith and love with little hope. Just an expectation of better things in the NEXT life.
Then there are those who see promises in the scriptures like...
IS 54:11“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.
12“Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies,
And your gates of crystal,
And your entire wall of precious stones.
13“All your sons will be taught of the LORD;
And the well-being of your sons will be great.
14“In righteousness you will be established;
You will be far from oppression, for you will not fear;
And from terror, for it will not come near you.
15“If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me.
Whoever assails you will fall because of you.
16“Behold, I Myself have created the smith who blows the fire of coals
And brings out a weapon for its work;
And I have created the destroyer to ruin.
17“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
And their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
...and they accept such assurances for them personally.
Some claim this is out of order as it was meant for Israel at a time in history and not for New Covenant believers.
Yet we read Jesus promised the following...
Matt 19:29
...everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children
or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
So what is the legitimate scriptural hope for believers in the New Covenant IN THIS LIFE ???
Lets talk about HOPE IN THIS LIFE.