Faith and Life Podcast
info_outline Episode 42: Mike and Greg (Mental Health Conversation)Faith and Life Podcast
info_outline Episode 41: Interview with author Sarah Bauer AndersonFaith and Life Podcast
info_outline Episode 40: A Conversation with Mike and Greg (Heresy in the Church)Faith and Life Podcast
info_outline Episode 39: A conversation with Mike and GregFaith and Life Podcast
info_outline Episode 38: Interview with Matthew MurrayFaith and Life Podcast
info_outline Episode 37: A Conversation from IndiaFaith and Life Podcast
info_outline Episode 36: Be Bearers of Good NewsFaith and Life Podcast
info_outline Episode 35: Interview with Nadine MehlFaith and Life Podcast
info_outline Episode 34: Talking about the book The Space BetweenFaith and Life Podcast
info_outlineHope is the confident expectation that what God has promised will happen. The dictionary defines hope as “a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.” But hope is less about feeling and more like trust. Faith and hope are synonyms in the theology of the Bible. Hope is forward-looking and, therefore, hope is less about proof. But our hope becomes more confident when past events provide proof for our hope.
So, we hope in Christ based on the historical events recorded in the gospel narratives. We know, however, that our hope in Christ can fluctuate from a shaky wish on one end to a confident expectation on the other.
What can we learn about hope from the Apostle John’s account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead? Can what we learn move us towards a more confident hope that we will be raised from the dead to eternal life in the paradise that Jesus has prepared for us. How can a more confident hope change our daily lives?
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