Having looked at how Christ‟s resurrection and his kingship influenced the first believers, both in their confrontation of sinners with the gospel and their own progressive sanctification, I turn, finally, to the part played in the „blessed hope‟ of the first believers by Christ‟s resurrection and kingship.1 When talking about what was the believer‟s hope, we are, of course, not talking about the believer‟s wishful thinking, but his certainty, his confident expectation, his assurance. |