◄ 9613 hope, as confidence ► |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Hope means more than a vague wish that something will happen. It is a sure and confident expectation in God's future faithfulness and presence. The horizon of Christian hope extends beyond death into an eternity prepared by God himself, the reality of which is guaranteed by Jesus Christ. Psalms 71:5 God and Jesus Christ are the hope of believers 1 Timothy 1:1See also Jeremiah 14:8; 17:13Matthew 12:21Isaiah 42:4Acts 28:20Romans 15:12-13Isaiah 11:101 Timothy 4:101 Peter 1:21Acts 23:6The hope of resurrection and eternal life Titus 1:2See also The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection whereas the Pharisees did Acts 2:26-27Psalms 16:9 Acts 24:15Romans 8:241 Corinthians 15:19Titus 3:7Hebrews 6:11; 7:191 Peter 1:3Romans 5:2The hope of future glory Colossians 1:27Titus 2:13See also Romans 8:18-212 Corinthians 3:10-12Galatians 5:5Ephesians 1:12,181 Thessalonians 2:19; 5:82 Timothy 4:8Romans 5:3-4Hope is a Christian virtue 1 Corinthians 13:13See also Romans 12:12; 15:131 Corinthians 13:7Ephesians 4:4Colossians 1:23Hebrews 3:61 Peter 3:15Colossians 1:4-5The effect of future hope on living now See also Romans 8:22-231 Thessalonians 1:3; 5:8Hebrews 6:19Hope induces a longing for what will be when Jesus Christ returns 1 Peter 1:131 John 3:1-3See also 1040 God, fatherhood1193 glory, revelation of3206 Holy Spirit, and grace5597 victory, act of God6512 salvation, necessity & basis6646 eternal life, gift8217 conformity9021 death, natural9115 antichrist, the9135 immortality9165 restoration9311 resurrection of Christ |
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