v. 24 -- "For we were saved" = In the aorist tense. Eternal life begins at regeneration, not death.
"in this hope" = implies a future realization of this reality.
“patience” = carries the connotation of bearing up under intense pressure.
A. A Christian lives IN HOPE.
B. One Day Hope will be Unnecessary. 2 Cor. 4:18; 1 Cor. 13
II. The Holy Spirit at work in the Christian 26-27
A. We often do not know what we should pray for – or how to pray in a particular situation.
B.B. Warfield "This is not an intercession through us as mere conduits, unengaged in the intercession ourselves; it is an intercession made by the Spirit as our helper and not as our substitute... The Spirit intercedes for us then by working in us right desires for each time of need; and by deepening these desires into unutterable groans. They are our desires, and our groans, but not apart from the Spirit. They are his; wrought in us by him."
B. How the Spirit Intercedes
F.F. Bruce "It covers those longings and aspirations which well up from the depths of the spirit and cannot be imprisoned within the confines of everyday words."
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Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...