we hope, we wait
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24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
This body that has been subject to sin will be brought in to experience the glory of God, at this time it still carries the nature of the “old man” and is subject to its temptation.
Only as one maintains his position in Christ does he maintain the liberty in the flesh.
At any time the believer can set his mind on the flesh and experience the power of sin again rising up within.
The passages that we have been studying describes the expectancy of the believer to see God’s final work of salvation come to the body.
The suffering of creation being made subject to futility is a close parallel of the believer’s suffering hope for complete liberation in his body.
Here we see the believer groaning within himself, the creation groaning, and the Holy Spirit groaning as He intercedes for us.
The believer groans while waiting for the redemption of his body.
The word groans here is stenadzo meaning to sigh, groan because of undesirable circumstance.
The suffering of this present time are not worthy to compare to the glory to be revealed in us.
1. The body of the believer awaits future glory.
2. Believers groan in their bodies because of undesirable circumstances.
3. Physical suffering
There is glory and splendor waiting to be revealed in a moment. We shall enter and share His glory.
The believer groans in HOPE.
24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
hope is the word elpis meaning hope, expectation
1. Salvation has brought the believer into the sphere of hope.
The King James Version translates this in the instrumental case denoting hope to be means of salvation.
This does not fit in to the teaching of the Scripture.
The locative case speaks of the sphere of hope into which one is brought by salvation.
This does fit in to the scriptural teaching.
2. Hope is the expectation of glory of Christ. V 18
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
3. Hope is the waiting eagerly for our adoption as son v 23
23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
4. Hope is waiting eagerly… the redemption of our body
5. Hope brings perseverance v 25
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
The believer does not groan in despair, as he experience the suffering of Christ in his body, he suffers with joy knowing that “we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with Him. V 17
17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
Hope we have been saved.
1. Creation showed the effects of man’s sin
2. Bondage overtook creation as well as man.
3. Creation groans together with man.
4. Creation has become enslaved to correction v 21
21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
5. The whole creation groans and suffers until now. 22
22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.
But there is HOPE.
1. Creation will be set free from decay
2. Creation will experience the freedom of sons of God.
3. The time of deliverance will coincide with the revelation of the sons of God in their glory.
4. The pain of childbirth v 22 speaks of coming deliverance.
Let turn to
7 “For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.
8 “But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
A time of deliverance is coming.
The curse of man’s sin upon the physical world will be abolished at the time when his own physical body is redeemed.
26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
The holy spirit groans for the full redemption of man
Here the term is in this noun form used to describe the intercession of the Holy Spirit.
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The Holy Spirit “helps our weakness,” v 26
26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
Comes to the aid of someone
The Holy Spirit come alongside and helps bear the burden
1. Man is weak because of the flesh
2. The Holy Spirit comes in the midst of weakness.
3. The Holy Spirit come alongside and strengthens one in the time of weakness.
Man in the flesh has his time of weakness. The Holy Spirit is faithful to come alongside to help.
The Holy Spirit intercedes for man when He prays. V 26
26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
1. The Holy Spirit goes to God on man’s behalf.
2. He intercedes with inexpressible groaning.
3. He intercedes “according to the will of God. V 27
27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
4. God, who knows man’s heart, responds to the Spirit v 27
The Holy Spirit seeing the weakness of man in the flesh responds with sighs too deep for words.
God, knowing the “mind of the Spirit,” responds to man’s needs, the Spirit comes alongside man to strengthen and bear him up.
The Spirit groans while man remains in the flesh and waits for man’s full redemption.