Hope

Connections List
 * Christian Rewards
 * Faith
 * Eternal Life
 * Armor of God
 * Faith, Hope, Love
 * Suffering (Christian)

Scope
 * The word hope

Defintion
 * 1) Confidence in unseen future good things greater than the present, a brooding or action corresponding, supported by faith.
 * 2) In the bible this is roughly equivalent to heaven
 * 3) Wish for good things in the future (colloquial usage)

Topics
 * Mech
 * Verses

Some good mechanics related to hope: Verses Quasi-verses
 * Hope producing love?? - I forget reference. Because if we love, we will experience more.
 * Produces endurance - 1 thess 1:3
 * The object of our faith
 * Might be the opposite of envy? Prov 23:17-18
 * Producing holiness 1 Peter 1:13
 * JC is our hope 1 Tim 1:1
 * 1 Cor 13:13 These three remain, faith, hope, love, greatest is love. Faith>hope>love.
 * Heb 11:1 Faith is sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see
 * Romans 8:24 "For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is unseen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?"
 * 1 Thess 1:3 "...your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ."
 * 1 Thess 4:13-18 do not grieve for dead, JC come back, heaven, "18 therefore encourage one another with these words"
 * 2 Tim 1:12 "... But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me."
 * 2 Cor 4:16-18, b/c we will be raised, don't lose heart. Though we are wasting away our spirits are good. We have glory unseen coming up.
 * Romans 8:18 present suffering not worth comparing to future glory
 * 1 Peter 1:13 w/sober mind, hope in grace of JC salv. > do not conform to old desires