As you work your way through the Bible do you find your understanding of God or the Christian life challenged, shaken? It happens to me quite a bit. I find that my understanding of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit and the way they interact with me as a believer constantly being challenged.
Today was no exception. I was reading in Psalm 71 and got as far as the first phrase in verse 5, “for you are my hope…” Stunned. Stopped. Romans 5:3 – 5 leaped to mind. I turned there. Then I checked the Greek Old Testament (The Septuagint) to see if the Hebrew was translated with the same Greek “hope” that is in Romans 5:3 – 5, it is.
So like the post a couple of days ago on the pursuit of righteousness, there is a nagging feeling that I have been viewing hope incorrectly. I have not validated this yet, but it is beginning to look like the hope that does not disappoint is Christ. Which calls into question a number of other things that I thought I understood about Romans 5. When this happens I find myself driven further into the Word.
I need to do a topical study on “hope”.
So like the post a couple of days ago on the pursuit of righteousness, there is a nagging feeling that I have been viewing hope incorrectly. I have not validated this yet, but it is beginning to look like the hope that does not disappoint is Christ. Which calls into question a number of other things that I thought I understood about Romans 5. When this happens I find myself driven further into the Word.
I need to do a topical study on “hope”.
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