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“ Summary, Part 2 (final) ” OBSERVATIONS [30:30]. The hope of the resurrection is animated in the hearts of God's children: 1. By the Holy Spirit as He confirms in them their family relationship (v. 16); 2. As their family relationship guarantees them fabulous family treasures by way of inheritance (v. 17); 3. Enables them to suffer victoriously for Christ in this world (v. 18); 4. Causes them to groan under the effects of the curse while they confidently anticipate the adoption blessings awaiting them in the world to come (vv. 19-23); 5. Enables them to persevere victoriously in this fallen world unto final salvation (vv. 24-25). c. 1 Jn 3:1-3 [49:22]. This text regards the animating power of resurrection hope. OBSERVATIONS: The hope of the resurrection that animates God's children: 1. Is grounded in and is the childlike response to the awe-inspiring greatness of God's adopting love (v. 1); 2. Is utterly incomprehensible to the world (v. 1); 3. Assures us that we will be like the Lord Jesus Christ when we see Him in His resurrection glory (v. 2); 4. Is a heart and life-purifying hope (v. 3). FINAL OBSERVATION [58:02]: Hope enables us to view eternal realities as certain.
Ian Migala (1/13/2016)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” We continue to examine II.C. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS CHILDREN GRACIOUSLY CHOSEN BY GOD’S ADOPTION and continue with 3. TO BE CHARACTERIZED BY HOPE [starting at 4:25 of the audio]. Hope is essential to the Christian life. Without it, we cannot live the Christian life of faith. Its essence is God's promises to us that we have not yet seen. We explore three aspects of this hope through three texts. a. Rom 5:1-5 - The animating power of our hope. OBSERVATIONS [9:25]. We should be a people of hope: 1. Because we have been justified by faith and reconciled to God through the death of Christ (v. 1). 2. Because of our permanent standing in the grace of God (v. 2). 3. Because our permanent standing assures us of our object of hope (v.2).Christ not only purchased our lives, but also heaven for us. 4. Knowing that it crowns the list of essential graces that prove our standing in the grace of God (vv. 3-4). We can exult in both our graces and tribulations. 5. Because God's love poured into our hearts assures us of full and final salvation (v. 5). b. Rom 8:16-25 [27:20]. Many preachers and biblical scholars have praised this chapter as the "Mt. Everest of Scripture" for its soaring encouragement to Christians in tribulation.
