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TheFoundationforAmericanChristianEducationReasonforHopePage3DearFriendsAssurelyaswehaveaReasonforHopewehaveadutytohope.ThesignsofthetimesstirgraveconcernscausingustoaskwhatkindofworldwhatqualityofcommunitywhatcrisesofconsciencewhatshredsoflibertyoropportunityorhappinessareaheadforourchildrenHOPEoccupiesahighplaceinthescripturerightbetweenfaithandloveitseemstobeavehicleoffaith.NowfaithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfortheevidenceofthingsnotseenHebrews111.ForinhopewehavebeensavedbuthopethatisseenisnothopeforwhohopesforwhathealreadyseesButifwehopeforwhatwedonotseewithperseverancewewaiteagerlyforitRomans82425.HowdowefndhopeOurtheologianoftheAmericanFoundingWilliamAmestellsus...ourhopeisstrengthenedincreasedandstirredupbyfaithrepentancegoodworksandagoodconscience.TrueandlivelyhopeexiststhroughthesesotospeakantecedentsHebrews1022231Peter31516.AlsoshameorconfusionisopposedtohopeinrespecttotheeventhopedforPsalm2523.TheMarrowofDivinityBookTwochapter6pages248and250.GodhasgivenusthemeansofsecuringthefutureforourchildrenandHeholdsusaccountable.HisWordcontainsthewisdomandknowledgeforalloflife.SadlytheabandonmentofprinciplesoftheWordofGodleavesourcurrentcommonwisdomcluelesswhendealingwiththerealissuesoftheday.Confusionisopposedtohopeandthereforecannotbepermittedespeciallyinourchildren.WemeetjoyfullyinfellowshipthisweektoconfrontcurrenttopicsinpoliticseducationeconomicsreligionandsocialissueswithBiblicalprincipledsolutions.ThisistheHOPEthesurepromiseofGodthatHisWordstandsforeverisalwaysvictoriousandisalwaysabsolutelysound.Forthechildren...CaroleAdamsBlessedisthemanwhotrustsintheLordandwhosehopeistheLord.Jeremiah177ButsincewebelongtothedayletusbesoberputtingonfaithandloveasabreastplateandtheHOPEofsalvationasahelmet.1Thessalonians58MaytheGodofHOPEllyouwithalljoyandpeaceasyoutrustinhimsothatyoumayoverowwithHOPEbythepoweroftheHolySpirit...Romans1513BadasthingsareitisowingtothemercyofGodthattheyarenotworse.Weshouldobservewhatmakesforusaswellaswhatisagainstus.Godscompassionsfailnotofthiswehavefreshinstanceseverymorning...ItisourdutyandwillbeourcomfortandsatisfactiontoHOPEandquietlytowaitforthesalvationoftheLord.MatthewHenryonLamentations329