10-11-26 ABOUND IN HOPE

Rom 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Hope: elpis (el-pece'); from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence:

1.     expectation of evil, fear

2.     expectation of good, hope

a.     in the Christian sense

1.     joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation

3.     on hope, in hope, having hope

a.     the author of hope, or he who is its foundation

b.     the thing hoped for

KJV - faith, hope.

Joy: chara (khar-ah'); cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight:

joy, gladness

a.     the joy received from you

b.     the cause or occasion of joy

1.     of persons who are one's joy

joy, rejoicing, happiness, gladness

KJV - gladness,  greatly, (X be exceeding) joy (-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous).

Peace: eirene (i-ray'-nay); probably from a primary verb eiro (to join); peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity:

1.     a state of national tranquillity

a.     exemption from the rage and havoc of war

2.     peace between individuals, i.e. harmony, concord

3.     security, safety, prosperity, felicity, (because peace and harmony make and keep things safe and prosperous)

4.     of the Messiah's peace

a.     the way that leads to peace (salvation)

5.     of Christianity, the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and content with its earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that is

6.     the blessed state of devout and upright men after death

peace, harmony, tranquility; safety, welfare, health

KJV - one, peace, quietness, rest,  set at one again.