Finding the Right Hope in Christ Alone
1 Timothy 1:1-3
Do you know fellow believers who are not of your physical family, but they’re just like family? Isn’t this awesome? There is a reason for that. Ephesians 4:16 & 1 Corinthians 12:12-27. This book of 1 Timothy is written out of a relationship like that. vs. 2
Paul deals with this issue of hope in the very first verse of the book.
The word “hope” means “anticipation; expectation; confidence.” It’s not a wishy-washy, maybe so, probably so type of thing. It is a steadfast confidence.
If your hope today lies in your job, your money, your house, your stocks and bonds, your religion, or your relationships, you are on a shaky foundation. Christ is your hope.
Why is finding the right hope only found in Christ alone?
First, Christ alone is Savior.
The word “Savior” means “deliverer.” What do we need to be saved from? The Bible is clear. We need to be saved from our sins and the destruction that will come to this present evil world from the hand of God. Galatians 1:4
Did you know Christ desires to be your Savior? He alone is Savior because He alone was God in the flesh, dying for our sins.
Christ alone is Savior because He is the only One that abolished death. When Christ appeared, it was a wonderful day for this world. There was now hope, a way to be eternally delivered from death, a way to escape it, and a way to overcome it. 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
Why is finding the right hope only found in Christ alone?
Second, Christ alone is Lord.
Notice in verse 1 that Paul refers to Jesus as “Lord Jesus Christ.” Again in verse 2, he refers to him as “Jesus Christ our Lord.” The term “Lord”means “absolute authority.” cf. 6:15
Jesus is called the “only Potentate [ruler]” and “Lord of lords.”
Why is finding the right hope only found in Christ alone?
Third, Christ alone can reconcile sinners.
As we said, Christ alone is Savior. It is Jesus Christ that saves sinners. vs. 15
How can that gap be bridged? We desperately need somebody who can mediate and bring peace with God for human beings that are sinners.
There is now a way to find grace, mercy, and peace with God. If you have trusted Christ as your Savior, do you know what happened the moment you got saved?
You received:
Grace – You became an object of God’s favor by faith in Christ alone.
Mercy – You were released from the sentence of judgment you deserved.
Peace – You were brought into a position of complete peace with God.
Only Jesus Christ could do this for you. That is why Christ alone is our hope.
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