1Co 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Charity
The practice of charity means the voluntary giving of help to those in need.
The people of the United States of America have been the most charitable of any nation ever in the existence of man, since the Book of Acts. Charity is selfless. Charity is getting involved in the process, financially, and activity.
Faith, hope, and charity, supply the place of DIVINE revelation, which no human embodied spirit can have. These abide or remain for the present state. Faith, by which we apprehend spiritual blessings, and walk with God. Hope, by which we view and expect eternal blessedness, and pass through things temporal so as not to lose those which are eternal. Charity, by which we show forth the virtues of the grace which we receive by faith in living a life of obedience to God, and of good will and usefulness to man.
Without faith it is impossible to please God, and without it, we can not partake of the grace of our Lord Jesus. Without hope we could not endure, as seeing him who is invisible; nor have any adequate notion of the eternal world, nor bear up under the afflictions and difficulties of life. But great and useful and indispensably necessary as these are, yet charity is greater! Love is the fulfilling of the law, but this is never said of faith or hope
1Co 13:8a Charity never faileth:
Joh 15:13 Greater "charity" hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Yes, I am fully aware that all english translations translate the word "charity" as love in this text. But the greek word is agape. And it is the same word the Apostle Paul uses in 1 Cor 13.
Love is about as useful, as carrying the hope diamond around in your pocket. Charity, is BENOVOLENT. Kindness in action, without expectation of personal gain. It is a choice we make. Have you made yours?