Biblical Hope

Biblical hope is real.  It is sure.  It is certain.  It is guaranteed.  Biblical hope is not like modern hope.  The way we talk about “hope” today is nothing like the “hope” the Biblical writers spoke of.  We use hope just to describe our wishful thinking.  We use the word “hope” when what we really mean is that we “would like” for some particular thing to happen.  We have no assurance that the things we are wishing for will actually happen.  This “hoping” is based on nothing more than our own sense of preference.  But when the Biblical writers spoke of hope, they had a completely different idea in mind.  Their sense of hope was not based on their own desires and wishes, but in the faithfulness demonstrated by a trustworthy God...