/ Tracts for the Times No I t THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH IT is required of every Christian that he be able to give a reason of the hope that is in him with meekness and fear and in these days when many have turned away their ears from the truth and are turned unto fables it is necessary for us to give heed to the sure word of prophecy that we may not be moved away from the hope of the gospel Hope is different from faith Faith embraces the past present and future
The world's conversion
Book
1855
Hutchinson, Richard 1814-1908
Tracts for the Times No THE WORLD S CONVERSION A very great portion of professed Christians are expecting the conversion of the world and a long period of universal holiness and peace before the end of the Gospel age and file coming of the Son of manv And of course those who entertain this expectation really suppose that it s warranted by the word of God And hence they frequently introduce into their prayers and discourses what they imagine to bo proof