He is the A to Z the complete encyclopedia of faith. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for The faith here spoken of is not a mere moral virtue which is a branch of the law.
Hebrews 11 1 Niv True Faith Now Faith Is Faith
Therefore Seeing that most of you have continued so ignorant although you have been so long favoured with the light of the gospel and various means of edification it is high time for you to labour for more knowledge and grace and for me to instruct you further.
. Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ That is saying no more for the present of those things. 12 Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. Faith is described in Hebrews 111 as being certain of what we do not see It is an absolute belief that God is constantly working behind the scenes in every area of our lives even when there is no tangible evidence to support that fact.
The writer of Hebrews defines faith as the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen Hebrews 111. For the joy set before him he endured the cross scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand of the. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
Nor a faith of doing miracles. Hebrews 111 describes faith rather than defining it. Jesus is the author or Captain of that kind of faith and He brings it to perfection or completion.
Nor the word or doctrine of faith. One thing is clear from the contents of the epistle. The pronoun our is not in the original before faith as in the NIV KJV.
The Greek text has the definite article the faith meaning the faith that is needed to endure. This word hypostasis assurance NASB has appeared twice already in the epistle. Hebrews 314 believers are said to be Christs associates if they hold fast the beginning of their hypostasis firm.
Be sober be watchful. Hebrews 13 the Son was stated to be the very image of Gods hypostasis. Faith and fear cannot exist together.
Fierce And Cruel He is described as a lion who walks about looking for things to devour. Without faith in the promises of God it is impossible to please Him Hebrews 116. Faith in this context is a settled confidence of something as yet unseen but promised by God.
Nor a bare assent to anything revealed declared and affirmed in the Gospel. Satan is described as being proud. As they confronted this possibility the Hebrews were tempted to cast aside any identification with Christ.
On the other hand fear simply stated is unbelief or weak belief. Nor an implicit one. Not a novice lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the Devil 1 Timothy 36.
The community of Hebrews was facing the possibility of intensified persecution 103239. Your adversary the Devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour 1 Peter 58. Nor a mere profession of faith which sometimes is but temporary.
They may have considered demoting Christ from Gods Son to a mere angel.
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