Sunday, March 20, 2022

What is faith? It’s a question that defies understanding or explanation. Have you ever tried explaining to a nonbeliever why you have faith? If you have, you know that this question is very hard to answer.

The book of Hebrews begins with a list of examples of faith, citing those in the Old Testament whose faith in God resulted in His favor. At the very beginning are three verses that offer an explanation:

“Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11:1-3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

As F.F. Bruce said, “Physical eyesight produces a conviction or evidence of visible things; faith is the organ which enables people to see the invisible order.”

That’s still not an explanation; you just need to have faith to understand what faith is.

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