What is faith the substance of according to Hebrews 11:1?
According to Hebrews 11:1, faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence, or proof, of things not seen. It is taking God at His Word, the very meat of what is hoped for, especially when entering the invisible, spiritual realm that cannot be tangibly touched.
Les explains that faith and hope are closely linked, even used in the same meaning in Romans 8, because hope that is seen is not hope. He points to Hebrews 11:1, where faith—taking God at His Word—is the substance, the very meat, of things hoped for and the evidence or proof of things unseen. When believers enter the invisible, spiritual realm that cannot be tangibly touched, they must depend on faith; and Les adds that unless this is received as the Word of God, it cannot be believed.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
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What is the biblical definition of faith in Hebrews 11:1?
Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as taking God at His Word, the substance of things hoped for and the evidence or proof of things unseen, using 'hoped for' just as Romans 8 does.