Heb 11:1 | MHM | STEP | The Nature of Faith This section explains what faith is and why it is important. The writer tells us that faith is not something new. It has always been important for God’s people. Faith helps us understand things we cannot see and gives us confidence in God’s promises. The passage also shows that by faith, people in the past pleased God and did great things. Faith even helps us understand how God created the world. v. 1 : The verse gives us a clear definition of faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1 ). This means faith is a strong belief that God will do what He has promised, even if we cannot see it yet. It gives us a sense of already having what we hope for. Faith makes invisible things real to us and gives us joy and confidence. Through faith, Christ lives in our hearts, and we experience some of God’s blessings even now.

‏ Hebrews 11:1

The Nature of Faith

This section explains what faith is and why it is important. The writer tells us that faith is not something new. It has always been important for God’s people. Faith helps us understand things we cannot see and gives us confidence in God’s promises. The passage also shows that by faith, people in the past pleased God and did great things. Faith even helps us understand how God created the world.

v. 1: The verse gives us a clear definition of faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1 ^a). This means faith is a strong belief that God will do what He has promised, even if we cannot see it yet. It gives us a sense of already having what we hope for. Faith makes invisible things real to us and gives us joy and confidence. Through faith, Christ lives in our hearts, and we experience some of God’s blessings even now.