FAITH & HOPE: WHAT WE WERE NEVER TOLD PT 1

A few months back, i ran a 3 part teaching series titled, The doctrine of faith and it was an attempt at reading hebrews 11 through and through to examine a critical portion we have missed out or misunderstood

FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE… OF THINGS HOPED FOR

This clearly shows faith and hope are connected. But here’s the misconception:

I have heard a lot of preachers and believers describe hope as an immaterial construct but the truth is; Hope isn't mere wishing or empty desire. Hope is real. IT is tangible. Hope can be substantiated.

Look at Romans 4:18–21 (KJV)

“Who against hope BELIEVED in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken…”

You don't believe in immaterial realities. If he couldn't see it, smell it or touch it, he would have nothing to believe in

Stay with me!

Romans 15:13 (KJV)

“Now the God of HOPE fill you with all joy and peace in believing…”

Paul did not call Him “the God of wishful thinking.” or the God of empty desire!

He called Him the God of Hope.

So what exactly is this hope?

I described Hope as confident expectation in a REAL promise.

Titus 1:2 (AMPC)

“…in hope of eternal life which the ever truthful God promised…”

Scripture talks about the hope of eternal life the saints held unto as being premised on a promise!

Let Me Bring This Home…

Imagine you asked your father for help with a project —and he agreed.

The moment he spoke, hope was born. You begin to plan, prepare, position not because money has arrived yet but because a faithful source has spoken.

So watch this:

Hope = Confidence in the promise

Faith = Acting on that confidence

So we can't believers that hope is some pixie fairy dust that exists for existing sakeFaith is not independent.Faith is anchored in HOPE.

And this is WHY Scripture says:

“Faith is the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for.” if you have nothing to Hope for, where exactly are you applying faith

if there isn't an assurance of eternal life (a real promise), there will not be faith that causes salvation!

why is this important

You may be applying faith, and not seeing the results because you have no promise. A lot of the faith we teach today is vain effort. An attempt to get God to do our bidding rather than his own bidding

Al ot of believers are trying to exercise faith without first having hope.

They are confessing, declaring, binding, loosing, standing, fasting…but there is no promise anchoring what they are believing for.

So what happens?

Their “faith” becomes empty effort rather than confident persuasion.

I'll expound more on this in a part 2

Did this bless you? I hope it did

Yours In-Love and In-Christ

Skool Teecha

Gospel

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