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Each part of 1 Corinthians 13:13 - Faith, Hope and Love - is a pillar that the believer purposefully decides to incorporate into their Christian journey. In other words, to be Christian means these three areas of Faith, Hope and Love are in constant development from the time of accepting Christ as Lord, forward.   FAITH Faith recognizes confidence and assurance not chance, not gamble or luck. The track record of Christ Jesus as the fulfiller of all, not just some, of the prophesies concerning The Messiah of the world is unparalleled. Jesus backed up everything said about Him and supported His own words as He claimed He is The Way, The Truth and The Life - The Only Means to Father God (John 14:6) .  Declarations like these and of His future return for His believers, plus the living out of His instruction, His Word found in The Bible are NOT ingredients for a future organization or kingdom built on risk, but on The Rock of All Ages, The Sure Foundation, The Cornerstone - ...

Love has plenty to discuss because Love was before, within and at the end of not only all things but also the establishment of the trio of Faith, Hope and Love. The Definition of Love: Love is defined as a verb, an action word. However, Love is also together a verb and noun, in the person of the constant loving person known as God, displayed through Christ Jesus and His Holy Spirit within the believer. God always shows Himself to us who love and believe in Him. Scripture supports this by saying, "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." - 1 John 4:16 But then there is the flip-side of the coin also - those that do not live a loving life, do not know God. Scripture states - "Whoever does not love, does not know God because, God is love." - 1 John 4:8 " One of the best known passages in detailing the definition of Love is found in what many believers know as The Love Chapter - 1 Corint...

Paul writes to the believers in Rome and down through the ages as he defines Hope for us in Romans 8:24-25   -  "But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." The word "wait" here is from the original Greek word  apekdechomai ( ap-ek-dekh'-om-ahee), meaning to expect fully. The "patiently" part is the hard part many times. Many of us can attest to experiencing hardships, mistakes, troubles and trials that last for days, weeks, months, years and whatever Christians call "a Season". Then there is an expectation of sorts that at midnight on New Year's Eve, all of last year's woes are erased and we are allowed to hit the reset button as we look ahead.  We call it a "new" year, but many times the only thing really new is just the number of the year. The same problems exist, same challenges and issues persist through the switch...

The foundation of the servanthood lifestyle and life-purpose was manifested through the life of Jesus and the love gift of His life on the cross. Before His mission was complete, Jesus inserted seeds of Hope and Love for the New Covenant that was to come. After His death, resurrection and ascension to Father God - Faith was established first in this triune of Faith, Hope and Love found in 1 Corinthians 13:13 and Hope and Love naturally followed. Hebrews 11:6 states this idea like this -  "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." This world is hope-less. If you desire more hope in your life, the writer of Hebrews instructs -  You must believe that God exists You must believe that God rewards those who earnestly seek Him. The first point calls for pure belief. The second point calls for action on our part - to "earnestly seek Him" , God through Chr...

The words of Jesus in Matthew 28:19 leave no doubt that the Godhead is a Trinity - three in one - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. There are other instances in Scripture where God uses the triune of something as a holy threesome. Some examples are the three days He is dead before rising again.  Jesus answered Satan’s threefold temptation by citing three scriptural passages (Matt 4:1-11) . Paul experienced three shipwrecks (2 Cor 11:28) and prayed three times to the Lord for the removal of his “thorn in the flesh” (2 Cor 12:7-8) . The list of the uses of three in the Bible are many, but one trinity in particular, taught by Paul and known by Christians world-over is the trio of Faith, Hope and Love. The Scripture is 1 Corinthians 13:13 and it reads - "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." This line-up of concepts - Faith, Hope and Love - is not by accident. There is a divine order that is established in listing this holy trinity in...