Four great  Biblical truths comprise the cornerstones of our faith and hope:

God is good.  The Bible says everything God made came out of His goodness (Genesis 1).  Most Christians agree but many differ in the specifics of what God’s goodness looks like.  Scripture affirms God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him (John 3:17).  God is for us.  He chose to redeem us from the penalty of our sin so we can be free to choose to follow Jesus and share in God’s goodness according to the measure of our faith. Faith is the substance and confidence in the good things God has promised us for which we hope based on the word of God (Hebrews 11:1).

Jesus paid for everything on the Cross.  At Calvary Jesus won absolute victory!  He drove out Satan, the prince of this world (John 12:31-33). The devil’s power was broken (Heb. 2:14).  At the cross, Jesus disarmed powers and authorities (Colossians 2:15).  After the Cross, Jesus was raised far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and God placed all things under His feet (Ephesians 1:21, 22).  We are forgiven and freed from the enemy’s power of sin, sickness, lies, and torment.  Now we live in Christ’s righteousness, truth, joy and peace!  We are empowered to live our lives from a place of victory in Him.

Every believer is significant in the eyes of God.  The Father paid the highest price, death of His Son on the Cross, for everyone willing to receive Him as their Redeemer. God sees us as His children alive in Christ.  Every believer represents an aspect of God’s good nature that no other person in existence represents.  In the entire company of humanity, you are uniquely fashioned and called.   Your significance is beyond imagination (Ephesians 3:20).  As we each become who we are born again to be in Christ, the whole Body of Christ grows and builds itself up in love (Ephesians 4:16).