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you that these things are true!

Have angels stopped appearing to people?
Has God kept the Holy Ghost's power from them?
Will He ever withhold this power as long as there is one person on earth to be saved?

No, for miracles come by faith.

Angels appear and speak to people because of their faith. So if these things have stopped, it's because the people no longer believe.

Then they are cursed and everything they do is in vain.

No one can be saved according to Christ's words unless they have faith in His name. If miracles have stopped, then so has faith, and the people are in an awful situation, for Christ's redemption has no effect on them.

But I judge better things of you, for you have faith in Christ because of your meekness. If you had no faith in Him, then you would not be worthy to be numbered among the people of His church.

And how can you have faith unless you have hope? And what do you hope for? You hope to be raised to eternal life through Christ's atonement and the power of His resurrection. You hope for this because of your faith in Him and His promises.

So if you have faith, you also have hope, for without faith there is no hope.

And you cannot have faith and hope unless you are humble.