32 Bible Verses about Hope And Love. Hope And Love. But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. In Catholic theology, the theological virtues are often compared to the cardinal virtues, such as self-control and courage, which are human virtues developed by knowledge and making right choices. Faith is the virtue of belief in God. Hope is the virtue of being confident in our eternal life in Christ. Love is the virtue of seeking what is best Faith and confidence in the unseen are inseparably linked. "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (Hebrews 11:1-3, NIV) Why We're Catholic assembles the clearest, friendliest, most helpful answers that Trent learned to give to all these people and more. Beginning with how we can know reality and ending with our hope of eternal life, it's the perfect way to help skeptics and seekers (or Catholics who want to firm up their faith) understand the evidence that The breastplate, like some of the ancient hauberks, made of steel and gold, is framed and forged out of faith and love blended together, and faith and love are more closely identified in fact than faith and hope, or than love and hope. For faith and love have the same object--and are all but contemporaneous. Relationships are for faith-building and faith- preserving. Relationships of Love for the Glory of God. Which means—and this is the final thing—that relationships are for God's glory. Notice the last two lines in Fresh Initiative #1: "[relationships are] . . . highly valued as expressions of our passion for the supremacy of God's love." Yet they neither hope nor love. Instead, believing as we do that what we hope for and love is coming to pass, they tremble. Therefore, the apostle Paul approves and commends the faith that works by love and that cannot exist without hope. Thus it is that love is not without hope, hope is not without love, and neither hope nor love are without The man who has come back to her is a stranger. Cassie struggles to keep alive the hope that there is a future for their marriage, their family and the love they once shared. Genres Christian Fiction Romance Christian Contemporary. 199 pages, Kindle Edition. First published January 31, 2013. NAkH.