What Does CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY Mean?
To understand what the phrase “Christ in you, the hope of glory” means, let’s read it in context of Paul’s letter to the believers at Colossae:
I have become its [the Church’s] servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
Colossians 1:25-28
“Christ in you, the hope of glory” (verse 27) is the “mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations” but now is revealed to people through the awesome Christian message (verse 26). It refers to the Lord being in the believer through spiritual regeneration via the seed of Christ (1 John 3:9; 1 Peter 1:23; Titus 3:5; James 1:18), as well as the permanent indwelling Spirit of Christ (Romans 8:9), which is the seal and hope of all glorious things to come (2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13-14). What glorious things are these?
- Acquiring intrinsic immortality (2 Timothy 1:10);
- The bodily resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:42-44);
- And inheriting the new heavens & new earth, the eternal home of righteousness (2 Peter 3:13).
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