Summary: 1 Cor. 13:1-13, 1 Thess. 1:3 - "abide" or "remain" in reference to place means to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to be present, to be held, kept, continually - in reference to time means to continue to be, not to perish, to last, endure, of persons, to survive, live - in reference to state or condition means to remain as one, not to become another or different, to wait for, await one - Abide in faith - I am made right with God (Rom. 5:1) - I live by faith (Gal. 2:20,Rom.1:17) - I walk by faith (2 Cor.5:1-10) - your faith is more valuable than gold (1 Peter 1:3-10) - Jesus prays that our faith would not fail (Luke 22:31-32) - everyone has a measure of faith (Rom. 12:3) - you are to take up a shield of faith (Eph. 6:16) - your faith can grow (2 Cor. 10:15) - faith comes by hearing and taking action (Rom.10:17,Heb.4:2) - Abide in hope - hope in the Bible is defined as confident expectation (Heb.11:1) - Job had hope (Job 13:15) - David had hope (Ps. 42:5) - Jeremiah had hope (Lam. 3:24) - Abraham had hope (Rom.4:18) - we are saved in hope (Rom. 8:24) - we are to rejoice in hope (Rom. 12:12) - God is the God of hope (Rom.15:11-13) - Christ in us our hope of glory (Col.1:27) - put your hope in God, not riches (1 Tim.6:17) - we are to flee to hope and be anchored in hope (Heb.6:18-20) - Abide in love - love ties it all together - faith works by love (Gal.5:6) - the Holy SPirit sheds love abroad in our heart and grounds us in hope (Rom.5:1-8) - we are to pray to be rooted and grounded in love (Eph.3:14-21) - love is the deal (John 13:35,15:9-12,1 John 4:7,11,Eph.5:2,Matt.5:44,Rom.12:9,13:10) - praying in the Spirit helps keep us in the love of God (Jude 20-21) - Faith is the evidence, hope is the confident expectation, and love fueled by the Holy Spirit mixes it all together to give you and I an eternal hope of glory. - Any area of your life where you are sensing hopelessness is being influenced by a lie.
