1. Love: the senior partner (1 Cor 13:13) Love is superior to faith and hope (cf.Col 3:14) 2. Hope: the creative partner (Col 1:4–5a) Hope confirms and strengthens faith and love (cf.1 Pet 1:3–9) 3. Faith: the energetic partner (1 Thess 1:3a) Faith is expressed in work (cf.Gal 5:6b) 1. Its content: hope (v. 5b), truth (v. 5b), and grace (v. 6b) 2. Its operation: fruit-bearing and growth (v. 6a) 3. Its reception: hearing (vv. 5b, 6b), apprehending
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