And these same values are written on the tablet of our hearts as unchanging principles of the kingdom. We shall now notice some of the other abiding principles of the kingdom. Nothing, it seems, could be more enduring than faith. But another imperishable quality is mentioned by Paul. Hope does not, cannot, exist without faith.
Faith is the enduring quality which forms the basis for hope.
If faith in God is gone from our hearts, hope is gone. Real Christian love is the greatest quality in the world. The kingdom of God appears to the world only in the faith, practice, teaching, and lives of its people. The kingdom of God is within the heart of each citizen. Its principles are evident to the world when its citizens translate the principles into living.