Hebrews 11:1

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Summary

Hebrews 11:1

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

Faith

Hoped

Hebrews 6:12

The evidence

1 Peter 1:8

General references

Luke 5:39

Bible References

Faith

These all died in faith, without receiving what was promised, having only a distant view of what they eagerly expected, professing to live as strangers and pilgrims in the land.

let us draw near with sincerity, in full assurance of faith, having our consciences purified from guilt, and our bodies washed with pure water.

remonstrating both to Jews and Gentiles the advantages of a sincere repentance, and of believing

and now faith, hope, social virtue, these three will all remain; but the most permanent of the three is social virtue.

for in the christian-dispensation, neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but an active benevolent faith.

Paul a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to declare the faith which recommends men to the divine favour, and to convince them of that truth, which leads to piety,

that your faith being put to a more advantageous proof, than that of gold, which loses by the essay, may redound to your praise and highest honour at the appearance of Jesus Christ:

Simon Peter the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who equally share with us in the advantages of faith, thro' the veracity of our God, and of Jesus Christ.

Hoped

but imitate the example of those who by faith and patience have obtain'd the inheritance that was promis'd to them.

The evidence

'Twas by faith that Noah being divinely warned of unforeseen events, with a religious concern built an ark to the preservation of his family; whereby the world became inexcusable, and he obtained the reward of that righteousness which is by faith.

for we are saved but by hope: but hope supposes things not yet present; for how can a man hope for what he has now in possession?

for I have no regard to the things which are visible, but to such as are invisible: since visible things are temporary, but the invisible are eternal.

therefore, if any man be a christian, he is in a new creation: the old state of things is chang'd to one entirely new.

whom though you have not seen, you love: and though he is not now the object of your view, yet you believe in him, and triumph with such a laudable transport, as cannot be express'd:

General references

so no-body that has been drinking old wine, will immediately call for new: for 'tis his maxim, "the old is best."