‘If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel…’ Col 1:23
Paul was speaking here to the unsaved within the Colossian church. No matter what church Paul addressed, he always had to consider the fact that there would be “tares” amongst the “wheat,” unsaved people among the saved within local churches (Mt 13:24-33). Today as well we must be steadfast unmovable in the same truth of only one Saviour, Jesus Christ and one source, grace.
We must maintain the clarity of the gospel in Jesus, and ensure others understand the only hope they have is in the promised gospel. When one wavers from that one truth, hope begins to diminish, and confusion and doubt establish a voice. Hope becomes hopelessness for the believer as well when one looks beyond their salvation. The promise of the gospel that established their eternal hope, as well as in this life, only sustains itself by their continual dwelling in what it promises, not the hope which the world offers in exchange.
Hope isn’t the crossing of the finger, it’s simply the Cross itself… HSAY
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