Faith in the Now

Ted Gossard has been doing a series on faith for the last week or so. Here's a snippet from faith is forward looking:

Faith does not live in the past with regret (“If only…”). Nor does it live only for today, though it should be fully living in the present. Nor does it live only marking time, thinking what matters is only what lies ahead (as in Jesus’ second coming). No. Faith helps us through Jesus to live completely in the present in light of the past in anticipation of the future. The future is actually present now through and in Jesus by the kingdom present in him, manifest in his redeemed community on earth now.

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Yes! Our faith encompasses the past, present, and future. Because of Christ, there is no regret about the past; because of Christ, there is no fear of the future; because of Christ, today is full of hope!
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