First, he pointed out that gifts of the spirit would pass away and that the Christian congregation would grow out of its infancy stage and reach maturity. Then he concluded: “Now, however, there remain faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. ” ​ — 1 Cor. 13: 13.
Pieminējis, ka gara dāvanas beigsies un kristiešu draudze iegūs lielāku briedumu, viņš rakstīja: ” Tā nu paliek ticība, cerība, mīlestība, šās trīs; bet lielākā no tām ir mīlestība. ”