The Proclamation of God | Series: Living Hope | Rick Atchley
Mar 19, 2023
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Exploring the challenges of faith and the power of hope in the face of adversity, this podcast discusses topics such as courage, living hope, interpretation of Genesis, embracing faith through adversity, and the concept of living hope through baptism.
Living hope in Jesus empowers believers to face challenges boldly and share their faith with gentleness.
Believers find assurance in God's forgiveness and redemption through Jesus' sacrifice.
Deep dives
Facing Strangeness and Encouraging Courage
Peter's readers, like Daphne from Indonesia, felt the tension of living as foreigners due to their faith in Jesus. This feeling of being different brought fear and the need for courage. To combat this, Peter urged them to revere Christ in their hearts, always ready to explain the hope they had with gentleness and respect. This living hope, anchored in Jesus' resurrection, empowers believers to face challenges boldly and share their faith.
The Grounded Hope in Jesus' Sacrifice
Peter emphasized the core of Christian faith, highlighting that Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection made believers right with God. The hope Christians have is not based on mystery but on historical events. By understanding that Jesus, sinless, died for sinners, believers find assurance in God's forgiveness and the removal of their debts through Jesus' sacrifice. This message of redemption forms the foundation of believers' hope and identity.
Hope in Jesus' Victory and Reign
Peter elaborated on Jesus' triumph over evil by preaching to imprisoned spirits, symbolizing his dominion over all authorities. This declaration of victory instills hope in believers, reminding them that Jesus reigns sovereignly over all realms, including defeating evil and restoring creation. The anticipation of Jesus' return signifies the ultimate reversal of all evil, solidifying believers' confidence in the future fulfillment of their hope in Jesus' reign.
Faith does not keep life from being hard. In fact, sometimes faith makes life harder. Christians need a conviction that the present will surrender to a glorious future. Not "hope so", but living hope, the kind that Jesus' resurrection brings. Welcome to 1 Peter!
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