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Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
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Faith as a Title-Deed
Scholars explain that the Greek word for "assurance" (hypostasis) was also used for a "title-deed" in business contracts. Faith is not just wishful thinking; it is the confident guarantee of our future inheritance. It gives substance to God's promises, making them a present reality and a firm foundation for our lives, allowing us to act as if what we hope for is already ours.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
CHAPTER XI.
ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER.
In the close of the previous chapter, the apostle had incidentally mentioned faith ([Reference H…
Now faith is (εστιν δε πιστις). He has just said that "we are of faith" (10:39), not of apostasy. Now he proceeds in a chapter of …
19th Century
Anglican
We have seen how the writer approached the subject that is the chief theme of this last division of this Epistle. The coming of the Lord, for judgm…
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Baptist
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elder obtained a good report.
So it …
Faith is a present and continuing reality, not simply a virtue sometimes practiced in antiquity. It is a living thing, a way of life the writer wis…
16th Century
Protestant
Now faith, etc. (Hebrews 11:1). Whoever made this the beginning of the eleventh chapter has unwisely disconnected the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for The "faith" here spoken of is not a mere moral virtue, which is a bran…
Faith has always been the mark of God's servants, from the beginning of the world. When this principle is planted by the regenerating Spirit of God…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Apostle showed Christ’s superiority in many ways by preferring Him to the angels, to Moses, and to Aaron, and he advised the faithful to…