#Faith Hope Love

[rainyfunction]

"The meaning of life"

I have yet to find a more direct statement on the true meaning of life than from the book of Ecclesiastes. The meaning of human life was the reason it was written; it was a man’s search for value, purpose, and meaning. He searches for meaning in pleasure, in knowledge, in personal achievements and wealth, and finds all these to be empty. In this end, this is what he says:

“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments,     for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment,     including every hidden thing,     whether it is good or evil.”

-Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

But what does this mean to fear God and keep his commandments? Is there a list of rules we have to follow to find meaning? No, not quite. Fearing God and keeping His commandments is not about rules, but it’s about a position of an individual’s heart, and the lifestyle that follows. This can be introduced through three principles: Faith, hope, and love.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

-John 3:16

Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

-John 6:28-29

I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.

-Acts 24:15

...the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

-John 5:28a-29

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

-John 11:25-26

One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

-Matthew 22:35-40

We love Him because He first loved us.

-1 John 4:19

And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

-1 John 4:21-1 John 5:5

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

-1 Corinthians 13

To have faith, hope, and love, this is the fear of God, this is keeping His commandments, this is the meaning of life.

[lightthewaybackhome]

This my random "Christian Colored Glasses" undeveloped, may not hold water, thought:

Parker is Faith

Eliot is Hope

Hardison is love

I don't think there is an exact one-to-one correlation. They each show faith, hope, and love in different ways, but I think a case can be made as to their validity as illustrations.

Parker comes, weak, broken, alone and empty-handed, and then clings for dear life, sometimes literally, to her family, with trust (though it might be weak), and knowledge. She knows who they are and who she is and trusts them all. She has faith in each of them, and they seek to live up to that faith.

Eliot, he does everything out of a desperate need for hope. For the first time in a long time, he has hope. So he becomes hope, hope for himself, for others, and for his team. Eliot is the first one to bring a personal case to Nate. He stands up to Nate. He guards and protects others. Hope isn’t ephemeral. Hope is a hitter and a retreiver.

Hardison does not give up ever because love bears all things. He is the safety net. He's always got their back. He often leads the way, balances, and covers them. Hardison is love. He never loses heart, ever. He sticks with his choice to love these people. Hardison is what keeps them together.

They're each distinct, but you can't have one without the other.

[by-ag-mn]

What we call this ship?

Gabriella Viwern + Karlach Cliffgate + Hope

Monk + barbarian + cleric

[dramoor]

“Attention is a sign of sincere repentance.  Attention is the appeal of the soul to itself, hatred of the world and ascent toward God.  Attention is renunciation of sin and acquisition of virtue.  Attention is the beginning of contemplation, or rather its necessary condition: for, through attention, God comes close and reveals Himself to the mind.  Attention is serenity of the mind, or rather its standing firmly planted and not wandering, through the gift of God’s mercy...Therefore attention is the ground of faith, hope and love.”

~St. Nikephoros the Hesychast

(Icon via johnsandinopoulos.com)

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Black and Gold ~

[not-your-catwaifu]

"God is Love, and His Spirit is Peace. I see now that my deeds which have flowed from love are more perfect than those which I have done out of fear."

~ The Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska

[herveiwfromthefloor]

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Hebrews 10:23 NIV

[not-your-catwaifu]

@dearheart42regenerated

In the future, children will think our ways are strange. "Why do old people always grow so much milkweed in their gardens?" they'll say. "Why do old people always write down when the first bees and butterflies show up? Why do old people hate lawn grass so much? Why do old people like to sit outside and watch bees?"

We will try to explain to them that when we were young, most people's yards were almost entirely short grass with barely any flowers at all, and it was so commonplace to spray poisons to kill insects and weeds that it was feared monarch butterflies and American bumblebees would soon go extinct. We will show them pictures of sidewalks, shops, and houses surrounded by empty grass without any flowers or vegetables and they will stare at them like we stared at pictures of grimy children working in coal mines

[noisycowboyglitter]

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LORD YAHWEH IS ABOVE EVERYTHING ♡!

Speak to LORD YAHWEH and read The Bible ♡!

#LORDYAHWEHISABOVEEVERYTHING♡

#THELORDISGOODALLTHETIME♡

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#PRAISEPRAYWORSHIPTHANKTHELORDYAHWEHFOREVERYTHINGANDEVERYDAY♡!

I see so many christians talk about "trusting God fully" in a way where they encourage people to trust God that He will make their dream come true and their will happen. I saw one girl talk about how she is not applying to safety colleges because God is faithful and she doesn't need a plan B. Stuff like that is so wild to me. God is not a wishing well. It's not about you or your dreams, it's about God's will. If you don't get your big dream fulfilled, God is still good and faithful and He still has a plan. Be really weary of prosperity gospel.

[generouspersonamano]

[by-ag-mn]

Im lazy for redraw but i think you know who's who here

[dramoor]

[vectorkhazana]

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[clangandclatter]

King’s X - Faith Hope Love (October 23, 1990)