What is the scripture Hebrews 11 1?

Hebrews 11. By faith we understand the word and work of God—The faith of the ancients was centered in Christ—By faith, men subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, and worked miracles. 1 Now afaith is the bsubstance of things choped for, the devidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders aobtained a good breport.

What does substance mean biblically?

Definition of substance 1a : essential nature : essence. b : a fundamental or characteristic part or quality. c Christian Science : god sense 1b.

Who said faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen?

The Evidence of Things Not Seen is a book by James Baldwin about a series of child murders in the late 70s. Nice. A gospel song opens with this quote, which was definitely meant to be sung.

What is the personal adherence of human beings to God?

faith, inner attitude, conviction, or trust relating human beings to a supreme God or ultimate salvation. In religious traditions stressing divine grace, it is the inner certainty or attitude of love granted by God himself.

What is this response we call faith?

This acceptance is the act of faith. This response to God’s revelation is an act of obedience to what God has asked us to believe. By ourselves we cannot perform such acts, so we need help. Such help is called grace and comes to us all through life in the form of impulses of the Holy Spirit.

What is the essential of faith?

The essence of our faith is that the Gospel of Jesus Christ, with all its attendant truths, priesthood keys, saving principles and ordinances, has been gloriously restored in its fullness on the earth (see lds.org). The essence of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is love.

What does the assurance of things hoped for mean?

Faith, according to the unnamed writer of the New Testament letter to the Hebrews, is the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things unseen. What the writer means is not faith for personal ambition, not positive thinking nor optimism, but faith in the promises of God as revealed in the Bible.