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#3.
Hope.
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(1:)
THE SUBSTANCE OF HOPE.
(1)
Christ (I Tim. 1: 1).
(2)
Salvation (I Thess. 5: 8).
(3)
Grace (I Pet. 1: 13).
(4)
Resurrection (Acts 23: 6).
(5)
Eternal Life (Titus 1: 2; 3: 7).
(6)
Righteousness (Gal. 5: 5).
(7)
Glory (Col. 1: 27).
(2:)
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HOPE.
(1)
Personal (Phil. 1: 20; Rom. 15: 4; II Cor. 3: 12; I John 3: 3).
(2)
Indwelling (I Pet. 3: 15).
(3)
Living (I Pet. 1: 3).
(4)
Good (II Thess. 2: 16).
(5)
Blessed (Titus 2: 13).
(6)
Joyous (Rom. 12: 12).
(7)
Emboldening (Rom. 5: 5).
(3:)
THE CLAIMS OF HOPE.
(1)
Confession (Heb. 10: 23*).
(2)
Boasting (Heb. 3: 6).
(3)
Explanation (I Pet. 3: 15).
(4)
Purity (I John 3: 3).
(5)
Endurance (I Thess. 1: 3).
(6)
Assurance (Heb. 6: 11).
(7)
Abundance (Rom. 15: 13).
(4:)
THE CONDITIONS OF HOPE.
(1)
GOD is its AUTHOR (Rom. 15: 13; Eph. 1: 18).
GOD as OBJECT (eis II Cor. 1: 10*; Acts 24: 15; I Pet. 1: 21).
GOD as FOUNDATION (epi I Tim. 4: 10*; 5: 5*; 6: 17*;
I Pet. 1: 13; 3: 5*).
GOD as SPHERE (en I Cor. 15: 19).
(2)
GOSPEL its REVELATION (Col. 1: 23).
(3)
SCRIPTURE its WARRANT (Acts 26: 6; Rom. 15: 4).
(4)
CHRIST its SUSTENANCE (Col. 1: 27).
(5)
HOLY SPIRIT its SUPPLY (Rom. 15: 13).
(6)
HEAVEN its INCENTIVE (Col. 1: 5).
(7)
FAITH its BASIS (Heb. 11: 1).
[* - The words "faith" and "trust" in these passages are translations of
the word usually rendered "hope".]