Answers about hope

What is the “power of his resurrection” in Philippians 3:10?

The full phrase is found in the following passage taken from Paul’s letter to the Philippians: “…whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of [...]

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Why is the resurrection of Christ so crucial to our salvation? Couldn’t he have simply died and paid for our sins with his blood?

The resurrection of Christ is critical to the Christian hope because: it proves that God is all powerful it proves that death is not the end Jesus is the first, and we can be like him These points come out of 1 Corinthians 15 where Paul is addressing believers about claims that Jesus hadn’t been raised. [...]

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What is the difference between faith and hope?

Well, Hebrews 11:1 says Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. So, faith is the next step up from hope: being really sure. You can certainly hope for things without being sure they will come to pass, but having faith means being sure. (Bit [...]

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