Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; Therefore, we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true, or beautiful, or good, makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; Therefore, we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, could be accomplished alone; Therefore, we must be saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our own standpoint; Therefore, we must be saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness.