Romans 8:24
It was in hope that we were saved. But a hope that is already in sight is no hope at all. Who goes on hoping for what is already in front of them?
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites Rom. 8:24
…relates to things which are only hoped for, and therefore not seen. For as Paul says (Rom. 8:24), “A hope that is seen is not hope,” that we “hope for that we see not.” When he calls it…
- The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo ·
Faith, Hope and Love cites ROMANS 8:24–25
…yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. ROMANS 8:24–25 And yet they cannot be pulled apart. Even the devils believe, he notes, but they have…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Rom. 8:24
…Hope is so great a part of true religion, that the apostle says, “we are saved by hope,” Rom. 8:24. And this is spoken of as the helmet of the Christian soldier. 1 Thess. 5:8, “And for a…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XI. It is no sign that affections are right, or that they are wrong, that they make persons that have them exceeding confident that what they experience is divine, and that they are in a good estate cites Rom. 8:24
…of faith in opposition to sight; as 2 Cor. 4:18, and 5:7, Heb. 11:1, 8, 13, 17, 27, 29, Rom. 8:24, John 20:29. But this doctrine, as it is understood by many, is, that Christians ought…
- Old Paths ·
Our Hope! cites Rom. viii. 24
…read this paper. The subject is one of the deepest importance: “We are saved by hope.” (Rom. viii. 24.) Let us, then, make sure that our hope is sound.—Have we a hope that our sins are…