S177P5 – Forward-looking faith: our inheritance

Tit. 3:3-7 [W]e ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.  But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved…

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S177P4 – Forward-looking faith: the adoption

Rom. 8:22-25 [W]e know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.  Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.  For we were saved in this hope, but hope…

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S177P3 – Forward-looking faith: the revelation of God’s glory

Rom. 5:1-5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.  And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation…

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S177P2 – Forward-looking faith: expectations of peace

Jn. 16:28-33 “I came forth from the Father and have come into the world.  Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”  His disciples said to Him, “See, now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech!  Now we are sure that You know all things, and have no need that…

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S177P1 – Forward-looking faith: the prize

1 Cor. 9:24-27 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for…

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S176P9 – His pleasure in His people: willing vessels

Phi. 2:5-13 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.  And being found in appearance…

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S176P6 – His pleasure in His people: commandment keepers

1 Jn. 3:18-23 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.…

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