Since then it is by FAITH that we are justified,
let us grasp the fact that we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have
confidently entered into this new relationship of grace,
and here we take our stand, in happy certainty of the
glorious things he has for us in the future.
This doesn't mean, of course, that we have only
a hope of future joys~~ we can be full of joy here and
now even in our trails and troubles. These very things
will give us patient endurance; this in turn will develope
a mature character, and a character of this sort produces
a steady hope, a hope that will never disappoit us.
Already we have the love of God flooding though our
hearts by the Holy Spirit given to us.