[Biblemat] A) CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY

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Brethren and Friends, Jim Sasser here.  A very good Monday
morning to each and everyone.  May God bless you and yours.
Here is an article from my files:

CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY

     Preaching Jesus Christ brings hope!  Not just hope of any
kind but a hope that is found in the glory of God.  The world
without Christ has no hope of God's eternal blessing in heav-
en.  The apostle Paul describes his mission to bring hope to
a world lost in sin throughout his writings in the New Testa-
ment.

     The Colossian letter reveals the words of God through
Paul offering all people the hope of glory in Jesus Christ (Col.
1:24-29).  Paul writes that he became a minister according to
the stewardship from God which was given to him to fulfill the
Word of God (vs. 25).  He continues to impress the fact that
Christ and the hope of glory for all the world was a mystery
hidden from ages and generations but now has been made
known to His saints (vs. 26).  God willed that the Gentiles 
along with the Jews would learn the riches of the glory of
God (vs. 27; Eph. 2:14-18; 3:1-13).

     Then Paul writes, "Him we preach, warning evey man and
teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every
man perfect in Christ Jesus.  To this end I also labor, striving
according to His working which works in my mightily" (Col. 1:
28,29).  A goal is clearly described in these words of God 
through Paul.  The Father wants His Son, Jesus Christ, impri-
nted upon the hearts and lives of every man and woman.  God wants every 
disciple to be made complete in His Son.

     It is apparent that the goal of Christ in you, the hope of
glory comes about through the preaching of Jesus Christ.
Preaching and teaching Jesus was the work Paul did with
God's mighty help.  So, hearing the preaching of Christ and
obeying that teaching of Christ will accomplish God's work in
every man and woman.

     May God grant us the blessing of Christ in us, the hope of
glory!     ---------- Ron Drumm.   </HTML>
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