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The result of justification (7): Giving us hope that does not disappoints us     “And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” (Romans 5:5)                     The Bible says that hope does not disappoint us (Rom.5:5).   To what does “hope” refer here?   It refers to hope that starts with “the hope for the glory of God” (v. 2), and ends with character, that is produced by perseverance which is produced by suffering (vv. 3-4).   Hope for the glory of God is something that even new believers can hope for.   But suffering produces perseverance, perseverance is character, character hope is the hope among hopes, and the fulfillment of hope that mature Christians hope for.   The Bible says that this hope does not disappoint us (v. 5).   Hope does not disappoint us because i...