who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
that your faith and hope might be in God: The word "faith" (pistis) is defined as "the conviction that God exists and is the creator and the ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ" (Thayer 513-1-4102). The point is that our faith and hope rests, not in those things that decay or pass away, like silver and gold. Our faith and hope rests on eternity, upon God Himself. There is no salvation apart from Jesus Christ. Our present and our future rest upon the resurrection, ascension, and glorification of the Lord.