The Spirit's Intercession

I. Hope and the Christian v. 24-25

v.  24 -- "For we were saved" =  In the aorist tense.
	Eternal life begins at regeneration, not death.

 "in this hope" = implies a future realization of this reality.

“patience” = carries the connotation of bearing up under intense pressure.

A.  A Christian lives IN HOPE.

B.  One Day Hope will be Unnecessary.
	2 Cor. 4:18;  1 Cor. 13

II. The Holy Spirit at work in the Christian 26-27

A.  We often do not know what we should pray for – or how to pray in a particular situation.

B.B. Warfield "This is not an intercession through us as mere conduits, unengaged in the intercession ourselves; it is an intercession made
by the Spirit as our helper and not as our substitute... The Spirit intercedes for us then by working in us right desires for each time of need; and by deepening these desires into unutterable groans. They are our desires, and our groans, but not apart from the Spirit. They are his; wrought in us by him."

B.  How the Spirit Intercedes

F.F. Bruce "It covers those longings and aspirations which well up from
the depths of the spirit and cannot be imprisoned within the confines of everyday words."

C.  It is a Perfect Intercession  v. 27

D.  It is a Great Comfort in Confusing Times