GET YOUR HOPES UP! (13 OF 26)
Scripture: Romans 5:1-5
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Get Your Hopes Up! (13 of 26)
Series: Romans:The Gospel of God
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 5:1-5
We rejoice in hope of the glory of God (v. 2).
SHOULD I GET MY HOPES UP?
People who are accustomed to disappointment often say, ''I won't get my hopes up.''
Since today is Mother's Day, we could think for a moment about the disappointments that many women experience. A young woman has high hopes when she imagines what marriage and mother-hood will be like. But...
- Sometimes a woman discovers she can't have children.
- Sometimes a woman's adult children abandon her.
- Sometimes a woman's marriage falls apart.
Some people say, ''If you never get your hopes up, you'll never be let down.''
What about the Christian's hope in Christ? The apostle Paul tell us, ''Get your hopes up! God won't let you down.''
THE RESULTS OF JUSTIFICATION
So far in his letter to the Romans, Paul has written about the need for justification (1:18-3:20) and the way of justification (3:21-4:25). Now he tells us about the results of justification: ''Therefore, since we have been justified by faith'' (v. 1a), we have....
1. We have peace with God. ''We have peace with God [i.e., reconciliation] through our Lord Jesus Christ'' (v. 1b). Peace is not just the absence of the negative (i.e., hostility) but the presence of the positive (i.e., harmonious well-being).
2. We have grace from God. ''Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand'' (v. 2a). Our relationship with God is one that is built on God's grace-from start to finish.
3. We have hope in God. ''And we rejoice in hope of the glory of God'' (v. 2b).
THE HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD
In the NT, the word ''hope'' doesn't mean wishful thinking. It means ''a joyful and confident expec-tation which rests on the promises of God.'' It's ''a sure confidence.''
What is the ''hope of the glory of God''? Romans 3:23 says, ''All have sinned and fall short of the glory of Go ...
Series: Romans:The Gospel of God
Jonathan McLeod
Romans 5:1-5
We rejoice in hope of the glory of God (v. 2).
SHOULD I GET MY HOPES UP?
People who are accustomed to disappointment often say, ''I won't get my hopes up.''
Since today is Mother's Day, we could think for a moment about the disappointments that many women experience. A young woman has high hopes when she imagines what marriage and mother-hood will be like. But...
- Sometimes a woman discovers she can't have children.
- Sometimes a woman's adult children abandon her.
- Sometimes a woman's marriage falls apart.
Some people say, ''If you never get your hopes up, you'll never be let down.''
What about the Christian's hope in Christ? The apostle Paul tell us, ''Get your hopes up! God won't let you down.''
THE RESULTS OF JUSTIFICATION
So far in his letter to the Romans, Paul has written about the need for justification (1:18-3:20) and the way of justification (3:21-4:25). Now he tells us about the results of justification: ''Therefore, since we have been justified by faith'' (v. 1a), we have....
1. We have peace with God. ''We have peace with God [i.e., reconciliation] through our Lord Jesus Christ'' (v. 1b). Peace is not just the absence of the negative (i.e., hostility) but the presence of the positive (i.e., harmonious well-being).
2. We have grace from God. ''Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand'' (v. 2a). Our relationship with God is one that is built on God's grace-from start to finish.
3. We have hope in God. ''And we rejoice in hope of the glory of God'' (v. 2b).
THE HOPE OF THE GLORY OF GOD
In the NT, the word ''hope'' doesn't mean wishful thinking. It means ''a joyful and confident expec-tation which rests on the promises of God.'' It's ''a sure confidence.''
What is the ''hope of the glory of God''? Romans 3:23 says, ''All have sinned and fall short of the glory of Go ...
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