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Hope in Christianity is a firm hope based on trust and faith in God and His promises, as distinguished from mere human expectation or optimism for a better future. This hope provides believers with meaning in life, courage, perseverance, and assurance of ultimate salvation.
1. Source of Hope: God and His Promises
Christian hope is not based on human or worldly conditions, but is rooted solely in God Himself and His faithful promises.
In the Bible, hope (hope) comes from trust in the character of God, the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the work of the Holy Spirit. Believers stand firm in the belief that God’s promises will surely come true.
2. Hope of Salvation through Jesus Christ
The core of Christian hope is the assurance of salvation and eternal life through Jesus Christ. The death and resurrection of Jesus gives believers eternal hope that transcends sin, death, and despair. This hope does not just remain in the afterlife, but is an active attitude that believes that the kingdom of God has already begun in the present life and lives with the hope of its completion.
3. Hope of Participation in Reality and Resistance
Christian hope is not an escape from reality or vague optimism, but a power that actively pursues good in the world while trusting in God’s justice, love, and promise of restoration even in the midst of suffering, injustice, and despair.
Jürgen Moltmann ‘Theology of Hope’ emphasizes that Christian hope promotes resistance, transformation, and action toward the future even in the midst of suffering and despair.
4. Hope of Love, Community, and Practice
Christian hope is revealed through the practice of love and community. Believers who have the hope of the kingdom of God bring about small changes in the world through love, justice, solidarity, and sharing, and through this, strive for God’s will to be fulfilled on this earth.
True hope makes us dream of restoration and salvation for others, society, and all of humanity beyond ourselves, and makes us devote ourselves to this.
5. Certainty of Hope and Comfort
Christian hope (hope) is certain to be fulfilled because it is based on God’s promise that will surely be fulfilled, unlike human desires. Therefore, believers do not despair in any despair or trial, but rather gain patience and comfort.
Conclusion
Christian hope begins with trust in God and His promise,
is confirmed by the salvation and resurrection of Jesus Christ,
is connected to the work of the Holy Spirit and the practice of communal love,
and is a force that produces courage and resistance that does not give up even in the midst of real suffering and despair.
This hope is not a mere expectation of the future, but the power that changes today’s life and is the source of true comfort and joy for all mankind.
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