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1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Title given by Pastor Crum: Living in hope of Eternal Life
My subtitle: The Journey of Hope
Hope: a desire combined with expectation. The possibility of obtaining. To anticipate or to count on.
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
We are encouraged in scripture to be hopeful and optimistic concerning our hope of eternal life!
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
As His people, we have a right to hope!.
Hope has to do with the unseen.
The future!
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Let’s look back to Moses and his desire for the unseen -
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Now we understand that God cannot be seen...
18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
BUT
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
The foundation on which our hope is based is the Lord Jesus Christ!
Our Hope
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
This hope we live in is not just earth bound.
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
Hope finds its expression in endurance under trial; while we wait for the coming of the Lord.
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
This anchor will keep you steady in the mist of adversities and storms of life.
It will hold you true to your commitments.
Loose this hope of eternal life and you will loose all.
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Faith, Hope and Charity
Our hope in between faith and charity
You lose your hope, your faith is shattered.
You lose your hope, your love will wax cold!
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
If you are going to heaven, you WILL purify yourself!
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
When Paul stood before the council...
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Our Hope of eternal life depends on the resurrection of ourLord Jesus, for he did rise from the dead.
He ascended to heaven and came back to us as the Holy Ghost, giving us the spirit of resurrection.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
WHAT A HOPE!
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
It happened just like he said!
19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
Confidence, hope and righteousness go together!
Job said the poor have hope
In his discouragement he said - my days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle and are spent without hope.
But he also said:
18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
7 For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
14 If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, Till my change come.
25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, And that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, And that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, Yet in my flesh shall I see God:
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
- We rejoice in hope
- And hope maketh not ashamed
- Thought the comfort of the scripture, there is hope
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Do not allow yourself to defer your hope!
Don’t put it off or postpone it!
Don’t neglect it!
HOLD ON TO THIS HOPE WHICH YOU HAVE IN JESUS CHIRST!
