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Stimulating theology is an oxymoron for most people. "Theology" sounds like something for the severely intellectual, full of complicated ideas that escape the typical Christian reader. In reality, theology is meant to enhance our understanding of God. Most of the words that make up the Christian vocabulary are common words, drawn from the realities of life, and therefore are easily applicable to...

IN CASUAL CONVERSATION the word hope conveys a desire or even a fantasy that is uncertain of fulfillment. Doubt is attached as if the hope or wish will probably not come to pass. Thus Luke 23:8 states that Herod “hoped” to see Jesus perform a miracle, and according to Acts 24:26 Felix “was hoping” Paul would give him a bribe. The word hope is only rarely used in this way in Scripture; most often it conveys the meaning of a confident or certain expectation. In the Old Testament various Hebrew
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