13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,
15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;
16 because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."
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This passage caught my eye and my heart this morning because of the word "hope". A guest speaker preached at my church yesterday and brought to light the Greek meaning of the word hope. He brought to light that the word "hope" is not defined the same as the "hope" we use today... (i.e. "I hope I get an "A" on that test", or "I hope you feel better in the morning." Something that could go either way, but we have a preference for one.) In the Greek, this word "hope" means "a settled certainty based on the promises of God." That is a shortened definition, but get's to point across.
The hope we have in Christ is Perfect in that it is already settled, our sins are forgiven, our Savior was triumphant over the grave so that we can be sure of our eternal position in Christ..
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