A Good Hope Through Grace

Summary

John Gill's sermon "A Good Hope Through Grace" expounds on 2 Thessalonians 2:16, emphasizing the blessed state of believers, their election, sanctification, and salvation through grace. He exhorts Christians to stand firm in the faith and hold fast to the gospel truths, highlighting the importance of hope as a gift of God's grace. The sermon explains the nature of hope as future, unseen, difficult yet certain, and always accompanied by faith, rooted in the mercy and promises of God through Jesus Christ. Gill contrasts true Christian hope with false hopes based on works, heritage, or moralism, affirming that genuine hope is grounded solely in God's grace and Christ's finished work.