Hebrews 11:1–7 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the men of old gained approval. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith,

though he is dead, he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation

of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

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Words Matter!

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word about Christ.

Romans 10:17

1 Corinthians 2:13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.

Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words…

A lot of variations

NIVNow faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

KJVNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

NASNow faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

NLTFaith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

The set up

But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.

Hebrews 10:39

Now faith…

God is who he says he is and will do what he said he will do.

Needs an objectGift from GodIndependent of externalPropels to action

Spell it out

Theologian Marvin Vincent-Faith apprehends as a real fact what is not revealed to the senses. It rests on that fact, acts upon it, and is upheld by it in the face of all that seems to contradict it. Faith is real seeing.

Assurance-Substance-Confidence

To be placed under, a foundationLegal term-forming the evidence of ownership

Hebrews 3:14 Makes us partners with Christ if we hold on.Hebrews 6:11 A hope for Christ’s returnHebrews 10:22 We can draw near to God

In Context of Hebrews

In the case of this first-century Jew, his act of faith in Messiah as High Priest would be the title-deed which God would give him, guaranteeing to him the possession of the salvation for which he trusted God.

Hope

ExpectedTo look forward with

confidence to that which is good and beneficial

Conviction/Evidence

To prove by testTo prove by argument Verification

Things not seen

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.

Hebrews 11:27

seeing him who is invisible

Consequences of Faith

For by it the men of old gained approval.Hebrews 11:2

Action and reaction

literally, “in this,” that is, “in the sphere and exercise of faith.” The locative of sphere, “in this,” approaches in meaning the instrumental of means, “by means of.” “Faith has power to see and realize the unseen, for the experience of the fathers proves it.”1

Intellect

By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

Hebrews 11:3

Understand-to perceive with the reflective intelligence.

Genesis 1

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host…For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalm 33:6;9

EarthTime SpaceEpochs

Examples

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

Hebrews 11:4

Action Figure

...from the blood of righteous Abel… Matthew 23:35

[Cain and Abel] because his deeds were evil, and

his brother’s were righteous.1 John 3:12

Action Figure

First man of faithOffered first acceptable sacrificesBlood sacrifice

God testified

Eternal Life

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.

Hebrews 11:5

The story

Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

Genesis 5:21–24

Never too late

Lived 65 years for himselfCame to faithWalked with GodTaken by God