Col 1:5 “For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel.”
Our hope is gospel based (1 Pt 1:3-4), and with it is our hope established. Hope is the spiritual antidote to that which afflicts the soul; hope heals what the world brings hurt to. But the power of hope is determined by what we hold on to. Whereas the first two chapters of Colossians relate primarily to “principle” (doctrine), the last two chapters relate primarily to “practice” (behavior; manner of life). Paul didn’t treat the subject of “behavior” until he first treated the subject of “belief ” (doctrine). Hope isn’t based on behavioral modification, but spiritual transformation.
What you believe determines how you behave… HSAY
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