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Oct 11, 2023 · Let’s start by taking a look at what hope is from both a dictionary definition and a biblical one. Your hope should be based on the fact of who God is and nothing else. If God is not the object of your hope then you don’t have true biblical hope because the certainty has been removed.
Jan 4, 2022 · The Bible has quite a lot to say about hope. Biblical hope has as its foundation faith in God. The word hope in English often conveys doubt. For instance, “I hope it will not rain tomorrow.”. In addition, the word hope is often followed by the word so.
What Peter says is that: We are to live as a people of hope; Hope is to mark out our lives as distinctive; People living without hope and enduring a hopeless world will see the difference that hope makes in our lives; They will ask us where our hope comes from; Then, we can be ready to make our defense. They will see hope in us and want it too.
Jul 13, 2023 · Trustworthy promises from God give us hope (Hebrews 6:18-19), and we may boast in this hope (Hebrews 3:6) and exhibit great boldness in our faith (2 Corinthians 3:12). By contrast, those who do not place their trust in God are said to be without hope (Ephesians 2:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:13).
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Hope is a characteristic of man. It belongs to his very nature. ‘While there is life there is hope,’ wrote the Roman poets. ‘He who is joined with all the living has hope’ said the Preacher (Eccles. 9:4). So it characterizes the living. While man is alive he can hope. But the question arises:Is there any real basis for hope? Can hope be certain? Th...
In the New Testament the term ‘hope’ is found above all in the Pauline corpus. With less frequency it occurs in Acts, Hebrews, and 1 Peter, but elsewhere it is either entirely absent or almost so. The approach will be to see first where the New Testament writers take over the Old Testament basis, and then to investigate developments which are pecul...
Hope does not spring from a person’s mind; it is not snatched out of mid-air. It results from the promises of God. It is grounded in God. These Old Testament truths are repeated in the New Testament. In fact, in both Acts and Hebrews these are the chief emphases, as in the Old Testament. These two books are very much like the Old Testament in their...
Feb 4, 2013 · As Hebrews 11 makes very clear, hope and faith are very closely tied together, the one enlivening the other. Without faith we cannot soar in hope, but without hope faith will limp home. The greatest believers are the greatest hopers…and vice versa.
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Mar 18, 2024 · The Bible acknowledges suffering and tribulations, but God provides hope in Christ to endure and transcend these temporal hardships. Hope in Christ is anchored in a relationship with a loving and sovereign God.