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Do you have true faith, hope and love?
The apostle Paul frequently emphasized “faith, hope and love” in his letters (Colossians 1:4-5; 2 Thessalonians. 1:3-4; Tit. 2:2; etc.). Paul was thankful for the brethren’s “steadfastness of hope.” Their hope was not merely a matter of the heart. Paul was thankful that they had hope in their heart. Grammatically, their hope produced steadfastness (a Greek word that indicates persistent endurance). Of course, that is what true hope does. For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is…
Faith is the Victory
I like winning. If you know me well, you don’t need me to tell you that. I’ll take winning over losing any day of the week. I don’t know if I will see another Detroit Tigers world championship in my lifetime. But I do know I will see my victory over sin and death. I’m seeing little victories now, but full and permanent victory is on the way. That’s the faith talking. We read in 1 John 5:4-5, “For whatever…