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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…