~Paul
From here Paul goes on to say that he wants us to have our eyes opened to-
Hope-We are no longer bound by this world and by our sin. TRUE FREEDOM.
Inheritance- Christ died so that we would receive salvation from damnation and to be forever with God. We have not yet received this but will on the day we die when we come face to face with God. We receive even a guarantee, or down payment, on this by the Holy Spirit.
God's Power- God raised Jesus from the dead so that his sacrifice, death, and resurrection would be another great proof because those are to be ours, they are meant for us.
I know that right now I do not understand these things yet.
I know that I can not begin to know what my inheritance is because I have not gotten it yet.
I don't even know how to begin to understand the power of God in making someone come back to full life after they have died.
But most interestingly, I do not understand the hope that I have been given.
I have thought about where I have come from, what is it that I have done to distance myself from God. The more I think about the more the 3 of these come into some clarity. I have not deserved these things, I did not then earn them, and I hand no hand in creating them. Yet because of God (everything that He is) I have hope that when I die I will be with him. Still not only that but I also know (KNOW sounds funny here for some reason) that tomorrow will be a good day on the simple reasoning that nothing in existence can separate me from that.
Hope-We are no longer bound by this world and by our sin. TRUE FREEDOM.
Inheritance- Christ died so that we would receive salvation from damnation and to be forever with God. We have not yet received this but will on the day we die when we come face to face with God. We receive even a guarantee, or down payment, on this by the Holy Spirit.
God's Power- God raised Jesus from the dead so that his sacrifice, death, and resurrection would be another great proof because those are to be ours, they are meant for us.
I know that right now I do not understand these things yet.
I know that I can not begin to know what my inheritance is because I have not gotten it yet.
I don't even know how to begin to understand the power of God in making someone come back to full life after they have died.
But most interestingly, I do not understand the hope that I have been given.
I have thought about where I have come from, what is it that I have done to distance myself from God. The more I think about the more the 3 of these come into some clarity. I have not deserved these things, I did not then earn them, and I hand no hand in creating them. Yet because of God (everything that He is) I have hope that when I die I will be with him. Still not only that but I also know (KNOW sounds funny here for some reason) that tomorrow will be a good day on the simple reasoning that nothing in existence can separate me from that.
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