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.

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.

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.

This article is a basic description of the Christian hope.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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?

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.