[And here is the conclusion of my notes; I guess I will see what is left when it has been edited and re-written. ]
To our second point, let us consider the nature and certainty of this hope. So look down again at verse 5:
5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel
This hope is certain: that is a where and a what. The certainty of the hope is tied to its location: it is a heavenly hope. Everything here upon earth is temporary; it changes; it decays:
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher
Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
Eccl. 1:2. Nothing in this world is stable, secure, eternal. It is a vanity, a breath and then it is gone like mist on a cold morning. The most certain things on this…
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