Later, he was identified with the Greek god of war, Ares, and also was regarded as the father of Romulus. In Matthew 12:50 Jesus says, “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, is my brother and sister and mother.” Can we desire anything more for our­selves, and for our children? The term “full assurance” (used here in verse 11, plerophorian) is found one other place in Hebrews, namely, 10:22. However, there it is “full assurance of faith” instead of “full assurance of hope.” It says, “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.” Then in the next verse, it says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Notice, hope is something that should not waver, because it is rooted in the faithfulness of God. It is not easy to describe exactly what Paul means in verse 18 when he says, “In hope Abraham believed . Now briefly let’s notice how Paul shares this same view of hope in Romans 4:18. He describes Abraham as the great example of faith, and in particular, of justification by faith.

And when it does, it becomes the “full assurance of hope” – the expectation of great things from God. Faith is the full assurance of hope. It called for full repeal of the blasphemy law, which still stipulates a six-month imprisonment. And whenever hope rests on the word of God, it can be called faith. That is why it is called a basketball. Defining the glory of God is impossible, I say, because it is more like the word beauty than the word basketball. You can’t do that with the word beauty. For example, verse 3: “By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God.” Faith can look back (to creation) as well as forward. You might put it this way: faith is our confidence in the word of God, and whenever that word has reference to the future, you can call our confidence in it hope. They were terrified of their gods and what they might do if angered. After Helios was taken from the sky by Atlas, which plunged the world into darkness, Morpheus forced both gods and mortals to slumber as his black fog covered the lands.

See if you can identify Santa’s moniker on his continent-hopping trip around the world. By engaging in a process of self-reflection, honest communication, and targeted interventions, individuals can begin to break the cycle and reclaim their power. God is described in scriptures as our Heavenly Father, but our experiences with our earthly fathers can hinder the way we relate to God in his role. Today many Afro-American Muslims play an important role in the Islamic community. Experts today, however, largely believe he played a sizable part in Japan’s role during World War II. I would suggest that faith is the larger idea and hope is a necessary part of biblical faith. One is that it helps us grasp the true nature of biblical hope. They would be able to spot one and to tell it from a soccer ball or a football. Participate in group activities like ball games, an after-work drink or company parties. Then there is this hoop at the end (but it used to be a basket), and you try to throw the ball through the hoop.

Then you can bounce it like this, and you can throw it to people, and you can run while you are bouncing it. But if hope is faith in the future tense, then we can see more clearly that hope, too, is a strong confidence and not just wishful thinking. It includes hope, but is more than hope. Hope is faith in the future tense. So the faith which justified Abraham was faith in the future work of God. Hope is that part of faith that focuses on the future. But we should. Hope is an essential part of faith. The distinction between the two is just a part of the ethical debate surrounding a study published in the journal Current Biology in February 2007, which reports the findings of an experiment on reading people’s intentions. Though not included in the current flag, almost every previous version of the Peruvian flag included imagery of Inti, the Incan sun god. Haney formed the Church of God In Peace and Truth, and Faulkner formed the Church of the Sovereign God.