0447. 440. Hope

440. Hope

When hope is in the objective, that is, something set before us, it always refers to Christ’s Coming for His saints.

1. “The Hope” (Col_1:5). Christ Himself.

2. “Our Hope” (1Ti_1:1). Common heritage of believers.

3. “This Hope” (1Jn_3:3). We shall be “like Him.”

4. “Hope of the Gospel” (Col_1:23). Revealed by, and part of, the Gospel.

5. “Hope of Salvation” (1Th_5:8). Completion of salvation.

6. “Hope of Righteousness” (Gal_5:5). Vindication of the Lord’s own.

7. “Hope of Eternal Life” (Tit_1:2; Tit_3:7). The blessedness of life eternal in the future.

8. “Hope of Our Calling” (Eph_4:4). What we shall have when Christ comes.

9. “Hope of His Calling” (Eph_1:18). What Christ will have.

10. “Hope of Glory” (Col_1:27). The excellence of His glorious manifestation.

11. “Living Hope” (1Pe_1:3, R.V.). The lastingness of His livingness.

12. “Blessed Hope” (Tit_2:13). Present joy and lasting bliss.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH