Having considered the work and obedience of the believer, Dr. Trumper underlines the biblical importance of persevering in the faith. This perseverance, he argues, is rooted in God's preservation of his people. This preservation, guaranteed by the respective actions of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit ~ far from breeding complacency ~ is the Christian's comfort amid the numerous challenges we face in the Christian life to persevere. In this age of apostasy, the means and reasons Scripture gives us to do so are especially relevant.
The Faith That Hopes
Dr. Tim Trumper
Although all true faith hopes, Dr. Trumper, in his final session, unpacks the nature of the hope. He begins by clarifying that the Bible's call to faithfulness is grounded in the faithfulness of God toward his people, and that when we speak of eschatology, we speak not only of the end-time but of the time running up to the end. He therefore depicts from Scripture the events along the road to the regeneration of the last day, itemising the numerous actions Christians are called to take in order to remain faithful in these last days. We are inspired to faithfulness by the hopes God gives us through his Word for the future. The series ends, therefore, with encouragements to those walking with the Lord, wandering from him, or yet to come to him.
The Faith That Obeys
Dr. Tim Trumper
Segueing from his prior discussion of how saving faith operates in conversion to the question of faithfulness in the Christian life, Dr. Trumper introduces the subject of the law of God and its abiding relevance to the believer. Noting multiple reasons why we uphold specifically the moral law of God, he then examines how Christians fulfill it, yet without falling prey to legalism on the one hand or to license on the other.
The Faith That Saves
Dr. Tim Trumper
Dr. Trumper opens up his four-part series on the mysterious but fascinating subject of saving faith by defining it and by explaining the spiritual necessity of our possessing it. From there, he proceeds to discuss how saving faith figures in the sinner's conversion relative to conversion's two other elements: regeneration (the new birth) and repentance. Against the backdrop of this call to faith, the study considers the warrant for faith, meaning the qualifications of God in Christ to be the worthy object of our saving trust. Dr. Trumper ends with the blessings which believers experience arising from their trust in Christ, asking of us whether we are converted and, if so, converting.
