Embracing the Hope of Salvation in Trials
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In our journey of faith, we are called to wear the helmet of the hope of salvation, a concept that may seem paradoxical at first. The Apostle Paul, in Romans 13:11, speaks to believers, reminding them that their salvation is nearer now than when they first believed. This suggests a future aspect of salvation that we do not yet fully possess. [00:15:17]
The hour has come for you to wake from sleep, for salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. What do you make of that? You know what Paul's doing here? He's including himself with the Roman Christians and he's saying, hey Christian, you and I together, we, us, our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. [00:15:55]
Salvation is nearer than when I first believed. The Bible talks this way, and so we just need to recognize that salvation has a past tense, salvation has a present tense, salvation has a future tense, and when we talk about the hope of salvation, that's always future. That's something that's out there. [00:21:21]
The Christian has yet to experience the final full totality of what salvation is. It means that there's a day coming when we'll be saved in a way that we're not presently saved, and Paul wants us to put this hat on our head in this battle, the helmet of the hope of this ultimate final future absolute salvation to the uttermost. [00:21:47]
The hope of salvation is not some wishful thinking. Now, it is if you have some wishful thinking of obtaining heaven and salvation without Christ being the object of your hope. That is wishful thinking and that is a pipe dream. I hope to not go to hell, but I'm going to reject Christ. [00:26:26]
What is our hope? You see, now listen, this is key. Now I'm still, we're just leading up to the battle. I haven't even talked about how this works when we're out on the battlefield, but listen, what is our hope? You got to know what it is. You just don't talk about the Christian hope and you don't know what you hope for. [00:27:06]
I want to see Christ. I want to behold the glory of God. I don't know what we might or might not see of the Father. I want to see God, and I want to dwell with him, and I want to be sinless. I want that and I hope for it. Brethren, when you think about the Christian hope, you just think like think about II Corinthians. [00:29:24]
In your presence is the fullness of joy. Do you hope for joy? I do, we all do, but it's the basis upon which that's hoped. People can hope for it in all the wrong places. Here's the thing, Christ made me, and he made me to be this bundle of desires that we all are. [00:30:32]
This light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. I know hope isn't found there, but don't you hope for that? Listen, we've got light momentary affliction. You see, this is a thing when you come up against the devil on the battlefield, and this thing is difficult. [00:38:22]
Christian, on with the helmet of salvation. Your redemption is at hand. Lift your head and look, and you see, you've got to look at the hope of glory. You've got to look up at the reality that there is an eternal weight of glory, that all these coming ages there really is God there to show kindness and mercy and just lavish it upon us. [00:44:09]
The one who endures to the end will be saved. Isn't that an interesting? Jesus Christ himself says to his own disciples, if you endure to the end, you'll be saved. You know, somebody said, but I thought I was already saved. No, but see, this is the way scripture talks. We've got to endure and you've got to make it. [00:45:28]
The Lord called me to follow, and his path wasn't easy, and he was a man of sorrows. Brethren, there is such a joy. You know what Peter comes along and he basically tells us exactly the same truth. Listen to this, preparing your minds for action, action for the battle. How do you do that? It's the helmet, your mind, your head. [00:51:25]
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The hour has come for you to wake from sleep, for salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. What do you make of that? You know what Paul's doing here? He's including himself with the Roman Christians and he's saying, hey Christian, you and I together, we, us, our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. [00:15:55]
Salvation is nearer than when I first believed. The Bible talks this way, and so we just need to recognize that salvation has a past tense, salvation has a present tense, salvation has a future tense, and when we talk about the hope of salvation, that's always future. That's something that's out there. [00:21:21]
The Christian has yet to experience the final full totality of what salvation is. It means that there's a day coming when we'll be saved in a way that we're not presently saved, and Paul wants us to put this hat on our head in this battle, the helmet of the hope of this ultimate final future absolute salvation to the uttermost. [00:21:47]
The hope of salvation is not some wishful thinking. Now, it is if you have some wishful thinking of obtaining heaven and salvation without Christ being the object of your hope. That is wishful thinking and that is a pipe dream. I hope to not go to hell, but I'm going to reject Christ. [00:26:26]
What is our hope? You see, now listen, this is key. Now I'm still, we're just leading up to the battle. I haven't even talked about how this works when we're out on the battlefield, but listen, what is our hope? You got to know what it is. You just don't talk about the Christian hope and you don't know what you hope for. [00:27:06]
I want to see Christ. I want to behold the glory of God. I don't know what we might or might not see of the Father. I want to see God, and I want to dwell with him, and I want to be sinless. I want that and I hope for it. Brethren, when you think about the Christian hope, you just think like think about II Corinthians. [00:29:24]
In your presence is the fullness of joy. Do you hope for joy? I do, we all do, but it's the basis upon which that's hoped. People can hope for it in all the wrong places. Here's the thing, Christ made me, and he made me to be this bundle of desires that we all are. [00:30:32]
This light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. I know hope isn't found there, but don't you hope for that? Listen, we've got light momentary affliction. You see, this is a thing when you come up against the devil on the battlefield, and this thing is difficult. [00:38:22]
Christian, on with the helmet of salvation. Your redemption is at hand. Lift your head and look, and you see, you've got to look at the hope of glory. You've got to look up at the reality that there is an eternal weight of glory, that all these coming ages there really is God there to show kindness and mercy and just lavish it upon us. [00:44:09]
The one who endures to the end will be saved. Isn't that an interesting? Jesus Christ himself says to his own disciples, if you endure to the end, you'll be saved. You know, somebody said, but I thought I was already saved. No, but see, this is the way scripture talks. We've got to endure and you've got to make it. [00:45:28]
The Lord called me to follow, and his path wasn't easy, and he was a man of sorrows. Brethren, there is such a joy. You know what Peter comes along and he basically tells us exactly the same truth. Listen to this, preparing your minds for action, action for the battle. How do you do that? It's the helmet, your mind, your head. [00:51:25]
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