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The Resurrection as the Source of Living Hope

The Resurrection as the Source of Living Hope 132 THE RESURRECTION AS THE SOURCE OF LIVING HOPE An Exposition of I Peter 1:3 Donald G. Miller Gaithersburg, Maryland "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ... " It is a common saying that "while there's life, there's hope." The reverse of this, however, is even more true - "while there's hope, there is life." For men cannot live meaningfully without hope. One of the saddest words of the Old Testament was spoken by Ezek- iel, when he described Israel as a valley of dry bones, without sinew, flesh, skin, or breath. And why was this figure appropriate? Because, they said, "Our hope is lost; we are clean cut off" (37:116) . "Our hope is lost" - what else could the loss of hope lead to than that described by various translations? "We are completely done for" (Berkeley). "Our web is severed from the loom" (NEB). "We are as good as dead" (Jerusalem Bible). The loss of hope is the negation of life. One of the profoundest insights of Milton in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Horizons in Biblical Theology Brill

The Resurrection as the Source of Living Hope

Miller, Donald G.
Horizons in Biblical Theology , Volume 17 (1): 9 – Jan 1, 1995
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132 THE RESURRECTION AS THE SOURCE OF LIVING HOPE An Exposition of I Peter 1:3 Donald G. Miller Gaithersburg, Maryland "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ... " It is a common saying that "while there's life, there's hope." The reverse of this, however, is even more true - "while there's hope, there is life." For men cannot live meaningfully without hope. One of the saddest words of the Old Testament was spoken by Ezek- iel, when he described Israel as a valley of dry bones, without sinew, flesh, skin, or breath. And why was this figure appropriate? Because, they said, "Our hope is lost; we are clean cut off" (37:116) . "Our hope is lost" - what else could the loss of hope lead to than that described by various translations? "We are completely done for" (Berkeley). "Our web is severed from the loom" (NEB). "We are as good as dead" (Jerusalem Bible). The loss of hope is the negation of life. One of the profoundest insights of Milton in

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