FAITH AND LIVING HOPE

 

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How are faith and hope related?

“Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen” (Heb 11.1).

 

 

Why was Scripture written?

“And everything that was written before was written for our instruction, so that through patience and the comfort of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Rom 15.4).

 

 

Why do the children of God need to know about the miracles performed by Christ?

“We will not hide from their children, proclaiming to the coming generation the glory of the Lord, and His power, and His wonders that He has done... Place your hope in God, and do not forget the works of God, and keep His commandments” (Ps 77.4,7).

 

 

In what state are people who do not know Christ?

“Remember, then, that you who were once Gentiles according to the flesh... that you were at that time without Christ, alienated from the society of Israel, strangers from the covenants of promise, had no hope, and were godless in the world” (Eph 2.11-12).

 

 

What is hope for a Christian?

“To take hold of the hope that is set before us, which is like a safe and strong anchor for the soul, and enters into the innermost veil” (Heb 6.18-19).

 

 

Who does not lose hope even on the eve of his death?

“For his evil, the wicked will be rejected, but the righteous even at his death has hope” (Prov 14.32).

 

 

From what hopeless sorrow at the loss of relatives and friends are all believers in Christ delivered?

“But I do not want to leave you, brethren, in ignorance of the dead, so that you do not grieve like others without hope” (1 Thess 4.13).

 

 

To what does the resurrection of Jesus Christ regenerate us?

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, in His great mercy, has regenerated us by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead into a living hope” (1 Pet 1.3).

 

 

What is the Christian's hope called in the Bible?

"Waiting for the blessed hope and the glory of the great God and Savior Jesus Christ" (Titus 2.13).

 

 

On what day did the apostle Paul proclaim the fulfillment of his hope?

“And now a crown of righteousness is being prepared for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing” (2 Tim 4.8).

 

 

What does the prophet Jeremiah say is good for man?

“It is good for him who waits patiently for salvation from the Lord” (Lamentations 3.26).