Originally Posted by Thunderstick
True faith and solid evidence walk hand in hand.

Faith is the substance of things of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen


Which shows a flawed understanding of the nature of faith and what the verse is telling us.

I'll try to help.

''Faith is the substance of things of things hoped for'' - describes faith the substance or essence of things hoped for.

''the evidence of things not seen'' - tells us that faith is own 'evidence,' therefore its own justification

The verse does not speak of independent verifiable evidence, just faith as its own justification.

Which is in line with the given definition of faith and accepted meaning of the word;

ttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith
1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God
(2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion
b(1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (clinging to the faith that her missing son would one day return)

Last edited by DBT; 07/17/19.