The Basics of Our Christian Experience XIV: Justified by Faith, Joy and Increased Hope in Suffering Romans 5: 3-5
I. The Context of Hope… A. Justified in Christ alone… B. Expectation of future glory… Hebrews 6:19
II. The Increase of Hope… A. Boasting in suffering… Faith is not an emotion, it is knowledge… Hebrews 12 6; Revelation 3:19; cf. Romans 8:28
B. Suffering leads to patient endurance… Literally the word patience means to “abide or stay under… 1. Sometimes it is passive, I Peter 2:20 2. Sometimes it is active i.e. persistence, tenacity, perseverance… Romans 2:7; Luke 8:15; Hebrews 12:1
C. Patient Endurance produces character… Think of Joseph and Daniel. The NASB translates accurately “proven character”
D. Hope is Increased… 1. The proof one is a genuine…Matthew 13:21 2. Christians are people of hope 3. Hope does not put to shame…
III. The Sustaining of Hope… A. The love of God… 1. It is a special love… 2. A great love… 3. A free love… 4. An unchanging love…
B. The Assurance of God's love is worked in us by the Holy Spirit... C. The Experiential effects of the assurance of God's love are the evidence…
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