The Bible says that we are saved by hope (Romans 8:24). Our hope in Christ is the anchor of our souls (Hebrews 6:19). The Bible says our hope is to be steadfast (2 Corinthians 1:7). We rejoice in it (Romans 12:12). We abound in it (Romans 15:13).

The Bible says that the hope we have in Christ is to remain with us until the end of our earthly lives (Hebrews 6:11; 1 Peter 1:13). In Romans 8:24-25 the Bible says, "For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?" {25} "But if we hope for what we do not see, then we eagerly wait for it with

perseverance. " The Bible says that the hope for a christian is to avoid the destruction placed on a rebellious and disobedient world (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Acts 23:6).

The Bible says that because christians are promised a resurrection and an escape from the destruction that is ultimately coming upon the world we do not "...sorrow as others who have no hope... " (1Thessalonians 4:13-18). The atheist, the humanist, and people who place all their hope and future in this world only are the ones who will inevitably experience great sorrow. The Bible says that these who have no hope of anything beyond this life are those who are "... without God in the world.. " (Ephesians 2:12). In contrast the christian's hope is laid up in heaven (Colossians 1:5).

The Bible declares that christians eagerly await the fulfillment off their hope in Christ (Galatians 5:5). The christian's hope is one of the greatest elements of the foundation of the christian life (1 Corinthians 13:13). Without this hope we would of all people be the most pitiable on earth (1 Corinthians 15:19). With it there is no obstacle that is too formidable for christians to face and to overcome (2 Corinthians 1:7).