“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”
For we live by faith, not by sight — faith (pistis) and sight (horao) are contrasting ways of knowing. Embodied existence is the realm of faith; unveiled presence is future sight. This verse becomes programmatic for Christian epistemology: faith, not sensory verification, governs present trust.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 5:7
“That while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord (for we walk by faith, not by sight); we are of good courage, I say, and are willing to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.” That which is greater than all he has put last, for to be with Christ is better, than receiving an incorruptible [body.] But what he means is this: 'He quenches not our life that wars against and kills us; be not afraid; be of good courage even when hewn in…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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