Living Hope

As the embodiment of the eternal life and the holding center of the universe, Christ is the only One who can be our real security. He alone is worthy of our hope. In Him we find the only way to obtain the hope of stability for which we long, because in Him we find eternal life with all of its power and transcendence. Christ with His divine, eternal life is not bound by time or space. His life is unlimited in its capacity; it is an indestructible and indissoluble life, and as such, it is not fleeting and not subject to man's destructive acts(Hebrews 7:16). Our only chance for obtaining real hope is found by our believing into Christ and receiving His eternal and indestructible life.

This hope is a living hope and it hinges on the eternal life (First Peter 1:3). While we may view eternal life as something exalted and beyond the reach of mortal men, it is nonetheless obtainable. Eternal life is the divine, uncreated life of God. Such a lasting and real life has been made available to us in Christ and through what He has accomplished. As the Son of God, Jesus came to be life to man and to give man life in an abundant way (John 10:10). In His work on the cross, Jesus Christ was crucified for our sins, shedding His own blood to redeem us and reconcile us to God. Christ's death, moreover, released His resurrection life. The power of His life could not be held by death. Instead of remaining in the grave, He arose, becoming the life-giving Spirit(First Corinthians 15:45b). As such, He is now able to impart His eternal life into all those who believe into Him (John 3:16). His life is the resurrection life—the only life that is true and the only life that can withstand death and rises out of it victorious. Christ and His life are those things which death cannot conquer. They are the object of our hope.