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Start Date
19-9-2023 1:00 PM
End Date
19-9-2023 2:00 PM
Keywords
2023 theological symposium, faith, secular age, evil, catechisms, christians, 1st article
Description
Christians have wonderful promises to give them hope. The promises are wonderful both because of what is promised — eternal life and salvation — and because of the one making promises — God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. The fact that God is making the promises means that Christians living by hope will be confident to find God working good things out in the world that is His. Discerning that sin and evil are in the world is one thing. Expecting the world to be sin and evil is quite another, and out of line with the confession that “God has made me.” This presentation will discuss how the First Article of the Creed bears on how to live by hope and suggest some ways it teaches us to live by hope today.
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
1 Peter 3;15
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
People in this Resource (separated by commas)
Charles Taylor, Matthew Arnold, Thomas Long, Chuck Arand,
Submission Cost
Free
Creation and Hope: How the First Article Teaches Us How to Live by Hope
Christians have wonderful promises to give them hope. The promises are wonderful both because of what is promised — eternal life and salvation — and because of the one making promises — God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. The fact that God is making the promises means that Christians living by hope will be confident to find God working good things out in the world that is His. Discerning that sin and evil are in the world is one thing. Expecting the world to be sin and evil is quite another, and out of line with the confession that “God has made me.” This presentation will discuss how the First Article of the Creed bears on how to live by hope and suggest some ways it teaches us to live by hope today.
