The Christian hope.( Romans 5 v 2 )

'But now abide, faith,hope .and love',we read these words in 1 Corinthians 13 v 12, William Barclay says that these are the three great pillars of the Christian faith.Let us consider 'Hope'.I heard Billy Graham speaking on ,'you tube',of a conversation he had with Winston Churchill ,and how WC expressed great concern as to the state of the country and hr ask Billy what hope was there.Many people in this world live with no hope. The bible writes of  those who know not Christ as ,'having no hope and without  God in this world ( Ephesians 2 v  12 ) The bible speaks of ,' Christ in you, the hope of glory', ( Colossians 1 v 27), Jesus said I give unto those who trust Him eternal life, and they shall never perish  ( John 10 v 28 ). We will all die one day or another we have a wonderful hope that death for the Christian is a door into Heaven. Make no mistake only those who trust have eternal life, simple because only Christ death on the cross,deals effectively with sin, unforgiven sinners cannot enter into heaven, cannot.W. Barclay states,''the Christian is on his way, not to death, but to life''. The Christian has a sure and certain  hope that helps them face  death, as the old hymn declares,''I have hope that will surely endure after the passing of time.''