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I think we are all familiar with Hebrews 11 that "faith is the substance of things HOPED for, the evidence of things not seen."

Faith GIVES SUBSTANCE to the things we "HOPE for." Therefore, we have to have "hope," which is biblically, something that we have "steadfast confidence in." it is not the worldly "wishing a hoping."

From a personal experience my wife and I had with finances, we discovered that we needed HOPE to go with the trust that we had in God that He would meet our need. He led us to the following that I believe I should share.

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may ABOUND IN HOPE, through the power of the Holy Spirit." (Romans 15:13)

That is my prayer for all who are in need of Godly HOPE,

In the Name and on the merits of Christ alone,

aw

1 Corinthians 13:13.  And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

The Hope of the Believer


 A Living Hope
 (1 Peter 1:3)
A Good Hope
 (2 Thess. 2:16)
A Blessed Hope
 (Titus 2:13)
A Purifying Hope
 (1 John 3:3)

Make a lot of sense because FAITH gives substance to unseen things such as the rapture. We have hope, or steadfast confidence, that it is going to occur and we purify ourselves, etc. because we have hope.

Vey good and thanks,

aw

This is good.

And all these verses reminded me of 1 Jhn 2
2:1  My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2  And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
3  And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5  But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6  He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
7  Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
8  Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
9  He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
10  He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
11  But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
12  I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
13  I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
14  I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
15  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16  For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17  And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Thou Love is greatest of Gifts, Hope purifies every man that possess it.


3:1  Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3  And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5  And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6  Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7  Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8  He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9  Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10  In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11  For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

And Hope is "as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;" Heb 6:19.

God Bless

Petro