The Three Divine Sisters. Faith, hope, and love have been referred to as the three divine sisters. We can think of them as three beautiful sisters joined together hand in hand, swirling around as in a dance. Eventually, faith and hope vanish from the scene and love is left dancing alone forever. With regard to the other statement, the abiding of faith, hope, charity, that, too, has been misapprehended as if it indicated that faith and hope belonged to this state of things only, and that love was the greatest of the three, because it was permanent. Faith and hope are distinct yet related. That there is a difference between faith and hope is evident in 1 Corinthians 13:13, "Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." Two of the three greatest gifts are faith and hope, listed separately. Faith, hope, and love are called theological—or basic—virtues because so many other virtues depend on them. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that "the theological virtues … are infused by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as his children and of meriting eternal life. May 20, 2022. 12 mins read. Adobe Stock. Faith, hope and love. These three theological virtues should be the very foundation of our spirituality. Yet, sadly, faith, hope and love seem to be greatly lacking in much of our public lives today. What does the Bible say about faith, hope, and love? 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV) says, "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." In context Paul lists faith, hope, and love as three primary gifts all Christians will always have. 1 Corinthians 12 to 14 are three chapters focusing mainly on spiritual gifts. rkrJ.

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