Paul says that these three remain "faith, hope and love" but that the greatest of these is "love."  Why is that, do faith and hope fail at times?  Is he referring to God's love, or to human love?  This 1 Corinthians passages is a well known passage to Christians and non-Christians alike turning 'love' into something of a cure all.  But our love is not powerful nor authoritative....how then, is love the greatest of the three?  listen for more.