The Hope of Glory

Christ is in You

• In Paul’s greeting to the church, he called them “the saints and faithful brethren in Christ.” (2) • This is an important point. Christians are in Christ and Christ is in Christians. • What does this mean? • First, we must understand God’s heart and will behind these words, “Christ in you.”

Christ wants you

1. In Christ, God’s mystery was unveiled, “the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints.” (26)

Jesus makes us one

2. What mystery has God revealed through Jesus Christ? a. Jews are reconciled to God through Jesus. b. Gentiles are also reconciled to God through Jesus. c. Jews and Gentiles are one body, on equal footing, before God through Jesus Christ.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave or free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28

Our Hope is Secure in Christ

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast Hebrews 6:19

How close do you want to be to God?