It is not surprising why Paul spoke more about hope than anyone else in the New Testament. Hope for him was a strong conviction, an article of faith. He even stated that “Christ in us is our hope of glory.” He used the word hope nothing less than twenty-five times in his writings. (Romans 4:18; […]
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EXPERIENCING STRENGTH IN HOPE (4)
As we said in our earlier series, hope makes sense only when it is reposed in God, in his word and in his promises. Again, we referred to Piper’s comment on what Christian hope means. Paul’s experiences in ministry illustrate how we can gain strength in hope. First, his voyage to Rome is a lesson […]
EXPERIENCING STRENGTH IN HOPE (3)
The Psalmist says, “So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord!” (Psalms 31:24 NLT). There is strength in hope, so long as that hope is in God, his word and in his promises. Hope that is placed in God is confidence in his omnipotence and his ability to make […]
FORGIVENESS: THE MISSING BALM (1)
In Jeremiah 8:22, the prophet asked a penetrating question. “Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery. For the health of the daughter of my people?” Forgiveness is the missing balm we need to bring healing to wounded hearts in the home, in the Church and in the […]
FORGIVING LIKE JESUS 2
Jesus dealing with Peter failings leaves us with another example of how we can forgive those who hurt us or those who let us down. Perhaps, no New Testament disciple was more impulsive and unstable like Peter. What Jacob was in the Old Testament, Peter is in the New Testament – unstable Characters. But God […]
THE CHRISTIAN VIEW ABOUT DESTINY 2
The Christian theology is in support of a divine destiny. That is that, God has a predetermined plan for each one of his children. For instance, God said to Jeremiah thus, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the […]
