So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
— Romans 10:17 (KJV)
Christ will come again, but in the meantime there will be judgement. The Christian's heavenly hope is sure, but tribulation is also certain; a Christian has to contend with this tension of enduring in the bitterness of the world, but also tasting the sweetness of the heavenly glories. Christian, have you fully understood what this bitter-sweet tension entails, and how it drives us to live for Christ?