“Love never ends” – The Theological Virtues
Summary of the Course
“So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
I’m certain you agree with me: if there’s one thing that every single person seeks and desires without limits, it is happiness. I’m also sure you’ll agree with me that if there’s one thing that’s common to all of us, it’s that our quest for happiness is never satisfied. But to find true happiness, we have a stairway to climb, and the steps of this stairway are called the virtues.
God calls us to friendship with Him. And the way to make friends with God Himself is through the “Theological Virtues” – faith, hope, and charity.
Course Lessons
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