From Faith in Love Comes Hope

Hope is the product of faith in love. For all the quarrels I conceitedly have with the Apostle Paul, I am definitely not alone in seeing the man’s theological genius expressed in 1 Corinthians 13. 1 John 4:8 proclaims that God is love. Therefore, hope is the product of faith in God. Far be it from me to try to improve upon perfection, but as Paul recites what love is and is not, in today’s world a useful addendum might be that love does not kill. This would be consistent with the Ten Commandments admonition against murder. It’s one thing to say that I believe in God, but it’s something altogether different to find hope from faith in love that does not kill.