“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1
Substance is, actually, a combination of two words in the original language – “under” (or “sub”) and “stand”, hince the literal translation, substance.
If something has substance we can be feel it, hold it, and use it – which is what the heros of the Bible did!
It is not an idea to believe in without any evidence. Real faith is the evidence without which we are only pretending to believe – which doesn’t work.
It’s time to stop pretending and get some real faith from it’s source – God’s word!
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the [spoken] word of God.” – Romans 10:17
Put yourself under some good preaching, read the Bible asking God to speak it into your heart, let the Holy spirit give you the substance of hope and the evidence of what you can’t, yet, see.
– fritz
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