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These Three Remain Romans 5:5

Hebrews 11:6 And does not disappoint, because the of God The Three Legged Stool And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he has been poured out within our hearts through the When we consider the importance of balance in the who comes to God must believe that He is and that He Holy Spirit who was given to us. life a Christian; a good visual representation is the is a rewarder of those who seek Him. picture of a three legged stool. The Apostle Paul, HOPE sees a Prospect! Glory! The Glory of God. makes mention of three abiding traits in the life of James 2:26 a believer. This often quoted passage is not the first For just as the body without the spirit is dead, LOVE nor only time Paul connects faith, hope and love. so also faith without works is dead. “the greatest of these” A quick examination of the other mentions of “If I”? FAITH is not about what Happens “these three” give us a glance into their importance You don’t have to look hard to see Jesus Christ in every and place in the life of a Christ follower. or doesn’t happen to us! descriptor in the Chapter. Hebrews 12:2 1Corinthians 13:13 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of John 13:34 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; faith, who for the set before Him endured the cross, A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, but the greatest of these is love. despising the , and has sat down at the right even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. Work/Labor/Steadfastness hand of the throne of God. 1 Corinthians 13:8 1 Thessalonians 1:3-4 Faith is about believing God and remaining focused on Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they Constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and HIM. NOT our life circumstances. will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease;

labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord FAITH sees a PURPOSE! God’s PURPOSE! if there is knowledge, it will be done away. Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you; HOPE Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that Colossians 1:4-5 We must ask what kind of HOPE? There are all kinds while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love of Hope, experiential, practical, mystical.

which you have for all the saints; because of the hope laid 1 Peter 1:3 LOVE sees a person. up for you in , of which you previously heard in Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the word of truth, the gospel who according to His great mercy has caused us to be JESUS CHRIST

Ephesians 1:15 born again to a living hope through the resurrection of When we are off balance; thinking it is ALL about us; For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, scripture reminds us of the three legged stool. Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, Again; ACTIVE/UNSTOPPABLE

“the Hope of His calling” It’s NOT all about US. Ephesians 1:18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, Romans 5:2 It’s all about what God is doing in and through us. so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what Through whom also we have obtained our introduction All He has done and will continue to do; are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult His nature and character.

in hope of the glory of God. In context and wording: ACTIVE These three Remain!