FAITH, HOPE AND LOVEThe 3 Theological Virtues

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON A

SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER

Provide a definition for the word love. A willingness to do what’s best for the

other person

How important is love?

What is one way to measure love?

LOVE

Read 1 Corinthians 13 Underline any words or phrases that stand

out to you What is the main message?

WHAT IS A VIRTUE?

As vice is a bad habit, so virtue is a good habit.

A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do good. It allows the person not only to perform good acts, but to give the best of themselves.

The virtuous person tends toward the good with all his sensory and spiritual powers; he pursues the good and chooses it in concrete actions.

Virtues and vices form a person’s character.

3 THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES

They are supernatural for they are:A) Revealed by God and known by faithB) Infused by God into the souls of the

faithfulC) Their purpose is our participation in

the divine nature They are the foundation of Christian moral

activity. Theology= the study of God, therefore the 3

theological virtues are about God.

They are called “theological” because they have God as their object.

“Faith, hope and love” mean:

FAITH IN GOD

HOPE IN GOD

LOVE OF GOD AND OF NEIGHBOR

FOR GOD’S SAKE

FAITH

The virtue by which we believe in God and all he has said and revealed to us.

Love of God.

“The believer seeks to know God and to do God’s will.”

Example:

VIDEO SUMMARY-FROM KORN TO JESUS

HOPE

The virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit

Hope is the strongest source of fortitude. If you trust God’s promises of the incomparable happiness of Heaven, you can give up any earthly good or endure any earthly deprivation of that.

Love of self Example:

VIDEO SUMMARY-GARVIN’S STORY

LOVE

The greatest of all the virtues Love of others “This is my commandment,

that you love one another as I have loved you.”

By charity (love) we love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves for love of God. Charity, the form of all the virtues, “binds everything together in perfect harmony.”

A WILLINGNESS TO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE OTHER-SACRIFICIAL, UNSELFISH

Example:

VIDEO SUMMARY-ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Every organization has a mission, a purpose, a reason for being.

A meaningful mission can act as a moral compass. It can help you make decisions aligning with your values and goals.

The mission statement at Holy Trinity Academy..is based on the 3 theological virtues: Faith, hope and Love.

PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

It should explain why you exist and what your purpose is.

1. Describe what you will do. My purpose is to…

2. Explain how you will do it Take a moment to think of/list the

core values that are important to you.

PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT ASSIGNMENTAs a students of Holy Trinity Academy, you are asked to reflect on how you can apply the 3 theological virtues to your life.

For each of the 3 theological virtues:

a) Provide a definition for each virtue

(3 marks) and a scriptural verse (NRSV) for each

(3 marks)

b) Provide an example of how you could “live out” each virtue (3 marks)

c) Write a personal mission statement (2 marks)