What are the theological virtues?

What are the theological virtues?

• A. faith, hope, and charity
• B. wisdom, knowledge, and understanding
• C. courage, faith, and perseverance
• D. hope, love, and justice

Answer: (A)

These are the virtues that come from God to shape our relationship with Him. Faith, hope, and charity (love) are called theological virtues because they orient us toward God and His life. Faith means trusting in God and accepting what He has revealed. It’s more than just facts; it’s a choice to believe and to live in a relationship with God based on that belief. Hope is a confident trust that God keeps His promises, including eternal life with Him. It helps us stay steady when things are hard, looking forward to what God has promised. Charity, or love, is loving God above all and loving others as ourselves. It moves us to put others’ good into action and to seek what is best for our neighbors as well as for ourselves. Other options mix up different kinds of virtues or gifts. Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are gifts that help us grasp truth, not the infused relationship-focused virtues. Courage and perseverance are admirable, but they’re not themselves the theological virtues. Justice is a separate virtue about right relations with others.

These are the virtues that come from God to shape our relationship with Him. Faith, hope, and charity (love) are called theological virtues because they orient us toward God and His life.

Faith means trusting in God and accepting what He has revealed. It’s more than just facts; it’s a choice to believe and to live in a relationship with God based on that belief.

Hope is a confident trust that God keeps His promises, including eternal life with Him. It helps us stay steady when things are hard, looking forward to what God has promised.

Charity, or love, is loving God above all and loving others as ourselves. It moves us to put others’ good into action and to seek what is best for our neighbors as well as for ourselves.

Other options mix up different kinds of virtues or gifts. Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are gifts that help us grasp truth, not the infused relationship-focused virtues. Courage and perseverance are admirable, but they’re not themselves the theological virtues. Justice is a separate virtue about right relations with others.