Faith, hope and charity are the operating characteristics of the Godhead and should be how the body of Christ operates also. But I Corinthians 13 says that charity is the greatest of these. Why is this? It is obviously because both faith and hope will eventually pass away, just as the sign gifts have passed away in this dispensation. When Christ comes…
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
To make all men see….. Ephesians 3:9
Faith, Hope and Charity
Even as the Godhead works within itself by charity and the patience of hope, it also operates in a faith relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Romans 3:25 speaks of the Father’s faith in the blood of Christ to satisfy His justice. The Father believed that what had been promised before the world began would be achieved by Jesus Christ.…
As we have seen the Father, Son and Holy Spirit work together in charity, so also do we see them work together in hope. God promised the hope of eternal life before the world began. When He created the universe, He created time. As God works out His plan through time, He is working within time. God is now patiently working out…
It is interesting that Paul tells us that now abideth faith hope and charity. These abide today because when one looks at the manner in which the Father, Son and Holy Spirit interact with each other, we find that these are the three principles that they manifest. Charity is the manner in which each part of the Godhead works with each other…
What is charity? Almost all Bibles except for the King James Bible translate I Corinthians 13 as love, and that is part of it. But understanding what love is compared to what charity is gives us a richer understanding of what Paul was communicating to the Corinthians. Charity, even today, is love in action. It isn’t just a feeling or an emotion,…
When Paul says that we walk by faith and not by sight, he had good reason for saying that. He had no physical evidence that he was doing God’s will. He was beaten, put in prison, shipwrecked, and on and on. This is a stark contrast to the way God had dealt with Israel. If they were walking in God’s will, the…
Great faith is not how much faith one has, but it is what the faith is placed in. Faith is the only thing that pleases God. Faith is not a meritorious act: it is not a work. Faith involves more than intellectual assent – one must trust the truth. Faith is a positive response of obedient trust to God’s Word. Faith isn’t…