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Lift High the Cross

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  • M. Beates

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.

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Facing Death With Hope: Living For What Lasts

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  • David Powlison

Because Christ suffered and died for our sin, those who believe in Christ may face death, the last enemy, with an unshakeable hope for life after death.

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Living in the Light of the Gospel

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  • Josh Hooker

The struggle with sin in the Christian life can lead one to despair. This article shows that by focusing on the reality of our sanctification - the fact that we have already been made and are daily being made holy, and look forward to the future perfection of our holiness - will result in active waiting. This will shed light at the end of the tunnel.

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Hoping and Waiting, or Why Christians Aren’t Apathetic Cynics

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  • Ed Rademaker

This article is about what it means to hope. Hope involves awaiting eagerly for that which God will surely do. Hope makes us active, not passive.

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Hope

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  • Dale H. Kuiper

This article is a basic description of the Christian hope.

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Hope

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  • J. I. Packer

Christian hope is rooted in Jesus Christ. The Bible calls him our hope. This article explains the nature of this hope.

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Looking for Hope in a Better Person

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  • Ben Connelly

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.

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In the Hope of His Glory

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  • Chris Donato

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.

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Characteristics of the Christian (5): Optimistic Living

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  • Bob Burridge

Christians have reason to live optimistically. This article shows the difference between true and false optimism, and explains why Christians should be optimistic.

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The Hope of Salvation

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  • Mark J. Larson

This article looks at the hope of the believer in contrast to those without faith who do not have hope.

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Hope as an Incentive to Godliness

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  • Bernard J. Woudenberg

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.

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The Use of "Hope" in Hebrews

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  • John Piper

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.

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The Other Four Illustrations: How Hope Compels Love

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  • John Piper

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.

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Approaching the Millennium

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  • Richard Bauckham

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.

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Hope against Hope: The Relevance of Christian Hope Today

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  • Richard Bauckham

The world has long believed in the myth of progress - the idea that we are slowly moving towards a utopia. Where do we, as Christians in the third millenium, find our hope? Do we find our hope in the concept of progress, or elsewhere?

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Hope as the Motivation of Love

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  • John Piper

This article on 1 Peter 3:9-12 discusses the importance of Christian hope as ethical motivation. Hope is one of those dominant and decisive forces that shape us into the kind of people we are.

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Faith endures the disappointments, the hardships, and the heart-aches of life, by recognizing that all comes from the hand of Him who is too wise to err and too loving to be unkind. Arthur W. Pink
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