HOW TO GROW THROUGH SUFFERING (22 OF 30)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-17
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How to Grow Through Suffering (22 of 30)
Series: Navigating Home
Scott Maze
1 Peter 3:13-17
Zeus ordered the creation of a new goddess because of his sheer boredom. According to In Greek mythology, Zeus had run out of other goddess to seduce, so he had Pandora created. Pandora was given a mysterious box and was told that whatever she did, she was not to open this box. She resisted the temptation for twenty minutes before opening the box. When she opened the box all the evils of the world came spilling out including sickness, death, and disease. Hope was the last thing to climb out of Pandora's box. You and I still refer to Pandora's box today, which is a reference to the ancient Greek gods. Surprisingly, many in ancient times saw hope as the dredge of evil itself. Atheist Friedrich Nietzsche explains how he views hope as evil: ''Zeus did not want man to throw his life away, no matter how much the other evils might torment him, but rather to go on letting himself be tormented anew. To that end, he gives man hope. In truth, it is the most evil of evils because it prolongs man's torment.''
Today, we talk about ''hope against hope'' or... or ''hope for the best...'' or ''not a hope''. In this way hope is a synonym for optimism. Yet there is another side to hope.
Christianity speaks of hope in different tones that does ancient Greek or Roman mythology. Christianity speaks of hope even differently than you and I speak of hope today. Webster's Dictionary defines Hope as ''a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen'' Hope in Christianity is much stronger and robust than it is commonly spoken of in everyday conversations. The Bible speaks of hope as a confident expectation. It speaks of hope as a conviction or with expectancy.
Hope is a powerful tool in the human psyche. The early settlers of our country realized this. The state seal for Rhode Island has the word hope in it. On the seal, you see the word hope above an anchor. The anch ...
Series: Navigating Home
Scott Maze
1 Peter 3:13-17
Zeus ordered the creation of a new goddess because of his sheer boredom. According to In Greek mythology, Zeus had run out of other goddess to seduce, so he had Pandora created. Pandora was given a mysterious box and was told that whatever she did, she was not to open this box. She resisted the temptation for twenty minutes before opening the box. When she opened the box all the evils of the world came spilling out including sickness, death, and disease. Hope was the last thing to climb out of Pandora's box. You and I still refer to Pandora's box today, which is a reference to the ancient Greek gods. Surprisingly, many in ancient times saw hope as the dredge of evil itself. Atheist Friedrich Nietzsche explains how he views hope as evil: ''Zeus did not want man to throw his life away, no matter how much the other evils might torment him, but rather to go on letting himself be tormented anew. To that end, he gives man hope. In truth, it is the most evil of evils because it prolongs man's torment.''
Today, we talk about ''hope against hope'' or... or ''hope for the best...'' or ''not a hope''. In this way hope is a synonym for optimism. Yet there is another side to hope.
Christianity speaks of hope in different tones that does ancient Greek or Roman mythology. Christianity speaks of hope even differently than you and I speak of hope today. Webster's Dictionary defines Hope as ''a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen'' Hope in Christianity is much stronger and robust than it is commonly spoken of in everyday conversations. The Bible speaks of hope as a confident expectation. It speaks of hope as a conviction or with expectancy.
Hope is a powerful tool in the human psyche. The early settlers of our country realized this. The state seal for Rhode Island has the word hope in it. On the seal, you see the word hope above an anchor. The anch ...
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