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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]. |
Subject: God speak to us?,if so,then why faith |
Bible Note: Hello nextman, I think your observation is somewhat confused? Again, Rom. 10:17 says, "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of Christ". Heb. 11:1, reads, "...faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Scripture does not say "experience is the foundation of our faith"! As an example, in Rom. 4:3, we are told, "For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS." (NASB) It says, "Abraham believed God". He didn't believe "in God" or "experience God, he simply believed what he had been told by God! Similarly, our faith is founded upon what God has promised us in His Word! His promises are true as God is Omnipotent,Faithful, Holy, Righteous, cannot lie, so our foundation is firm. Experience is no foundation for faith due to it's highly subjective nature! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |