Hope: Its Distinguishing Marks
Hope, Its Distinguishing Marks
Lift High the Cross
What does it mean to have assurance of salvation in the atoning work of Christ? This is the critical question that the article deals with, as a reminder of the sure and unwavering hope that believers have in the finished work on the cross of Christ.
Facing Death With Hope: Living For What Lasts
Hoping and Waiting, or Why Christians Aren’t Apathetic Cynics
Hope
This article is a basic description of the Christian hope.
Hope
Looking for Hope in a Better Person
How do you help people who have placed their hope in places other than Jesus? It is by learning to identify false hope. This article points to four things that will help you identify false hope.
In the Hope of His Glory
This article exhorts believers to trust upon God rather than the things of this earth. In this way, whatever swelling tides of life which come their way will not shake them from seeing the promised glory of God.
Characteristics of the Christian (5): Optimistic Living
Christians have reason to live optimistically. This article shows the difference between true and false optimism, and explains why Christians should be optimistic.
The Hope of Salvation
Hope as an Incentive to Godliness
This article is about hope, and how it is an incentive for godliness. In other words, what does the return of Christ have to do with our piety? The kingdom of God is discussed from a amillennial point of view, as a spiritual kingdom. It also looks at the relation of the kingdom of God to this world.
The Use of "Hope" in Hebrews
The word "hope" (elpis) occurs in Hebrews in five places. This confidence that our future is secure is so important to our life of freedom in God's household.
The Other Four Illustrations: How Hope Compels Love
Hope plays such an important role in the believer's perseverance in the faith. Using a few well-chosen Biblical texts, this author provides four illustrations of how hope moves and sustains love.
The Christian Hope
Approaching the Millennium
Bauckham discusses the importance of having a Christian eschatology which looks forward to the new creation promised by God, but also works for change in the present.