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NASB | Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality--faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses]. |
Bible Question: how can you define faith, according to Heb 11:1 |
Bible Answer: Hello geostephone, The ESV renders 11:1 as; "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." The verse itself defines faith and is probably one of the most concise in scripture! Assurance means, "giving substance to". The Greek word is 'hypostasis', a setting or placing underneath. Substance (evidence) comes from the Latin sub stans (standing under). The word is elengchos, a proof, that by which anything is proved or tested; logical proof. It is the conviction produced by demonstration. "We all hope for many things, but the question is, What foundation or ground have we for our hope? What are our title deeds? All depends on this. Everything, therefore depends upon the fact that God has spoken, and what He has said is true. Hence the definition of faith in Rom. 10:17; "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ."(ESV) The real question is, not Do we believe, but WHAT do we believe?, or rather WHOM do we believe? Faith is hearing God and believing what He says." [Great Cloud of Witnesses] The Puritan, Jonathan Edwards had this to say in his notes on the Bible: "Faith is the evidence of things not seen:” that is, it is their being evident. This verse is as much as if he had said, Faith is the being present of things that are to come, and the being clearly seen of things that are not seen. The substance of things hoped for, might have been translated the subsistence, that is, their now subsisting." I trust this will help, BradK |
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