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5:5 by faith . . . the hope of righteousness. The sure hope of righteousness by faith is in contrast to the vain hope of righteousness by legal works. The Holy Spirit gives eager anticipation of justification on the last Day because we have already been justified in Christ (Rom. 5:1–5, 9, 10). That same Spirit, imparting to us the saving benefits of our risen Savior, is our foretaste of the fulfilled heritage in glory (2 Cor. 5:5; Eph. 1:13).