Christian hope

Faith in resurrection

Christian hope is confident expectation in God's promises, particularly salvation and eternal life through Christ.

Unlike ordinary hope, which implies uncertainty, Christian hope rests on faith in what believers consider assured: Our hope is in the resurrection.

The concept appears throughout the New Testament as one of three cardinal virtues alongside faith and love.

Related

faith · holy spirit · light · good news · eschatology · salvation · peace · resurrection · lamb of God · cross · eternal life · life everlasting · perseverance · charity · second coming · worship · trust · forgiveness

Opposites
spiritual orientation

Christian hopedespair

Total absence of hope

nihilism · unbelief · godlessness · apostasy · hopelessness

psychological state

Christian hopedespair

Total absence of hope

hopelessness · desperation · fear of death · anguish · despondency

worldview foundation

Christian hopenihilism

Rejection of objective meaning

absurdism · atheism · secular humanism · cosmic indifference · meaninglessness

Family

Christian, Christ, Christlike, Christianity, Christians, christen, christened, christening, hope

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