I Hope So
Rom 8:24,25 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Christian hope is not wishful thinking, but rather a feeling of anticipation of that which one believes will occur. And one thing we anticipate is the redemption of our body. Thus as our body decays and as we experience temptation due to our sinful nature, it reminds us of the hope we have, the hope of the resurrection. Such hope is indicative of the faith we have. For "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Heb 11:1 Thus the Christian hopes with certainty, "being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised." Rom 4:21 "Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold." 2Cor 3:12 And as "after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised" Heb 6:15, so we wait patiently for what was promised. For "if only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." 1Cor 15:19,20
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Rom 8:24,25 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Christian hope is not wishful thinking, but rather a feeling of anticipation of that which one believes will occur. And one thing we anticipate is the redemption of our body. Thus as our body decays and as we experience temptation due to our sinful nature, it reminds us of the hope we have, the hope of the resurrection. Such hope is indicative of the faith we have. For "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Heb 11:1 Thus the Christian hopes with certainty, "being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised." Rom 4:21 "Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold." 2Cor 3:12 And as "after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised" Heb 6:15, so we wait patiently for what was promised. For "if only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." 1Cor 15:19,20
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