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- The Christian's hope is grounded in the belief that there is more to life than what we can wish for in this world. The Christian hope is based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and in God's promise to resurrect all who believe in Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:19–23). It is the hope of forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1:13–14).
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- Ezekiel 36:26. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” This verse reminds us of the transformative power of God’s love.
- Romans 6:4. “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:17. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” When we come into a relationship with Christ, we are made new.
- Colossians 3:9-10. “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”
Oct 11, 2023 · “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1). Why do I bring up this verse? You cannot have hope unless it is tied together with faith. In essence, you have hope because you have faith and you have faith because you have hope.
The Christian hope is based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and in God's promise to resurrect all who believe in Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:19–23). It is the hope of forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1:13–14). It is the hope of a heavenly home (Hebrews 11:16).
Biblical hope is not a mere desire for something good to happen. It is a confident expectation and desire for something good in the future. Biblical hope has moral certainty in it. When the word says, “Hope in God!” it does not mean, “Cross your fingers.” It means, to use the words of William Carey, “Expect great things from God.”
- Richard Sibbes, one of the great old Puritan preachers of Cambridge who died in 1635, wrote a whole book (175 pages) on Psalm 42:5. He was called “...
- A young woman from California asked me for an interview last week because she was doing a psychology project on “forgiveness,” and she needed to re...
- We use the word hope in at least three different ways. 1. Hope is the desire for something good in the future. The children might say, “I hope dadd...
- All three of these uses are found in the Bible. But the most important feature of biblical hope is not present in any of these ordinary uses of the...
- Now let us go to the Scripture to see where I get this understanding of biblical hope. We will begin at Hebrews 6:9–12. After warning his readers t...
- Now briefly let’s notice how Paul shares this same view of hope in Romans 4:18. He describes Abraham as the great example of faith, and in particul...
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 3,144 helpful votes. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
- Romans 6:4 ESV / 1,860 helpful votes. We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
- Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 1,840 helpful votes. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Ephesians 4:22-24 ESV / 1,667 helpful votes. To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
Feb 19, 2024 · In the Bible, the concept of a new beginning is closely linked to faith. It is the act of trusting in God and His promises to provide a way forward in their lives. The Bible encourages us to look to God for hope and to trust in Him in order to move forward.
Jan 2, 2015 · The first thing that happens when we give our lives to Christ is that God gives us a new relationship. Once we were separated from God because of our sins − and not just separated, but alienated from Him. The Bible Says we were “excluded … , without hope and without God in the world” (Ephesians 2:12).
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