This book is God's words about Hope and talks about the following:
- The concept of hope
First: Hope is the expectation of and waiting for God's gifts
Second: What do we hope for?
a) God's mercy, compassion and forgiveness
b) The salvation accomplished by the Lord
c) Our hope in Christ our Savior
d) Hope in God in tribulations, and His response to our prayers
e) We were begotten again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
f) Glory, immortality, and everlasting life
g) All are called upon to have hope
- Hope and the Divine Commandment
- How hope is brought forth
First: Hope is God's gift by grace
Second: God's word is full of hope
Third: The knowledge of God and his power
Fourth: Recognizing God's exceeding love
Fifth: God works for our salvation
Sixth: God is with us and protects us
Seventh: All things work together for good
- Types and examples of the life of hope
First: Hope as a way of life
Second: Waiting for the Lord and trusting in Him
Third: Examples of those who lived in hope
- Blessings of hope
First: Divine blessings and gifts
Second: Spiritual power
Third: Peace, confidence, steadfastness, and joy
Fourth: Comfort and peace to the soul "Come to Me, all of you who labor"
Fifth: Hope keeps us in uprightness
Sixth: Hope does not disappoint
Seventh: Hope is followed by thanksgiving and praise
- Loss of hope and the consequence of that
First: Loss of hope
Second: The consequence of living without hope
- Futile hope and the hope of the wicked
First: Hope in other than God is futile hope
Second: The hope of the wicked