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Faith, Hope and Love in Christian Life

A Christian life is about the three things that remain; Faith, Hope and Love.

The Past in a Christian’s life is about turning to God (1 Thessalonians 1:9), which is an EVIDENCE of FAITH. The Present in a Christian’s life is about serving the living and true God (1 Thessalonians 1:9), which is an EXPRESSION of LOVE. The Future for a Christian’s life is to wait for Jesus, God’s Son from heaven to come (1 Thessalonians 1:10), which is the EXPECTATION of HOPE.

Points to ponder:
And of the three that remain; faith, hope and love; the greatest of these is Love i.e., the greatest commandment was to Love the LORD; to express our Love for Him. How can we express our love? We can do so by serving the living and true God. How are you/I expressing our Love? Are/Am you/I serving Him, as we await His return having been saved by grace through faith?

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 (KJV)
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For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Faith, Hope and Love and Patience

What comes to your mind, when you hear the word, ‘Patience’?

My wife Sangeetha and I have to sometimes pray,  ‘Lord, give us patience’, when parenting our darling son, Reuben, who prefers playtime over study. If you have prayed that prayer, have you ever wondered what you are really asking for?

So far, I was under the impression that patience was an attribute of one’s character, until I read what the Scripture has to say about it. James 1:4 reads … let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. This verse expresses that patience is personified as a person (her) who actively works not only until perfection (perfect) but also until completion (entire, wanting nothing). Hold that thought.

When talking about the greatness of Love in 1 Corinthians 13:8-13, the Scripture states that there are three things that remain. These are Faith, Hope and Love.

What does this have to do with patience?
Faith is patience with God;
Hope is patience with self and
Love is patience with others

Now, what comes to mind, when you hear the word, ‘Patience’? Let it be the things that remain, Faith, Hope and Love until we are found perfect, and entire, not wanting anything.

James 1:4 (KJV)
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But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing

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