In 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Paul fleshes out a bit more what faith, hope, and love do to us. In encouraging the church, he says, "We remember before our God and Father — your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope — in our Lord Jesus Christ." Faith works because faith produces work.
Answer Faith and hope are distinct yet related. That there is a difference between faith and hope is evident in 1 Corinthians 13:13, "Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." Two of the three greatest gifts are faith and hope, listed separately.
Hope is the fuel that keeps faith alive in our quest to find love. The way that faith, which is the seeking of the Lord, connects with hope, which is the expectation of finding Him, is
1 Corinthians 13:13New International Reader's Version. 13 The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love. Read full chapter. 1 Corinthians 13:13 in all English translations.
Faith - Live by faith. Believe in the Lord and obey Him. Hope - Look forward to the reward in heaven and keep pressing on to the goal. Love - This is to be the motivation for everything that we do. As we go through life, let us " walk by faith " (2 Corinthians 5:7), " rejoice in hope " (Romans 5:2, KJV), and " let all that [we
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