Which comes first?

"...your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 1:3

Isaac - you stole my verses!!!

jk

Here's what they made me think of: Which comes first: work/labor/endurance - or faith/love/hope?

It's such a common thing to see Christians working to prove their faith, laboring to earn love, and enduring to produce hope.

Such messed-up thinking - the enemy loves to ensnare us with it.

Work, labor & endurance don't PRODUCE or EARN faith, love & hope (that's works) - they are the RESULT. They FLOW FROM IT. They are it's FRUIT. (that's grace)

Lord, help me to think like You think.