“Hope of Glory” Romans 5:1-5 Hope Series p.

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Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10 For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

“Hope of the Glory of God” 1. Vindication of the Wisdom and Holiness of God 2. Finishing of the Redemptive Work of Jesus 3. Our Translation, Completion, and Exaltation 4. Hope has Teeth

“Hope of the Glory of God” 1. Vindication of the Wisdom and Holiness of God

2 Corinthians 2:7 No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"– 10 but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

“Hope of the Glory of God” 1. Vindication of the Wisdom and Holiness of God 2. Finishing of the Redemptive Work of Jesus

Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

“Hope of the Glory of God” 1. Vindication of the Wisdom and Holiness of God 2. Finishing of the Redemptive Work of Jesus 3. Our Translation, Completion, and Exaltation

“It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare.” - C. S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

2 Cor. 3:7 Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, fading though it was, 8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

“Hope of the Glory of God” 1. Vindication of the Wisdom and Holiness of God 2. Finishing of the Redemptive Work of Jesus 3. Our Translation, Completion, and Exaltation 4. Hope has Teeth

“Hope of the Glory of God” … 4. Hope has Teeth a) Present Basis: The Holy Spirit

Rom 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. 1 Cor 2:7 No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"-- 10 but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

2 Cor 3:18 And we, …are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Eph 1:11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession- -to the praise of his glory.

“Hope of the Glory of God” … 4. Hope has Teeth a) Present Basis: The Holy Spirit b) Present Imperatives

b) Present Imperatives: - Trial is a path to triumph Rom 5:3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us….

b) Present Imperatives: - Trial is a path to triumph - Anticipation is our mindset 1 John 3:2 …But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.

b) Present Imperatives: - Trial is a path to triumph - Anticipation is our mindset - We work to conform ourselves to Jesus Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self- controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

The Hope of Glory – Longing for the finale of the Gospel