According to Aquinas, hope must have 3 characteristics.
• Its object must be in the
• Its object must be
• Its object must be
1 Peter 5:8-9
The devil prowls and roars until his
becomes yours.
At the first coming of Christ, Jesus defeated the devil’s
1. In Christ, you have a
.
1 Peter 5:5
Self-
Self-
Luke 14:7-`11; 1 Peter 5:6
Do I reek of arrogance?
2. In Christ, all things are
.
1 Peter 5:7
Your vision of God’s love determines the version of your hope.
“Anxiety is always a refusal to see how much God loves you, how much God cares for you.” —Timothy Keller
Am I riddled with anxiety?
3. In Christ, the good is always
.
1 Peter 5:10-11
“I believe his way of working, of appointing or allowing us to continually face difficulties and disappointments and opposition, in is no small part for our deliverance. It is a gift. And unwanted gift often. But a gift nevertheless… What God wants for Jesus followers is for us to be filled with his Spirit, not with ourselves.” —Beth Moore
Am I ruled by immediacy?
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