“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Now faith is the assurance (hypostasis) of things hoped for, the conviction (elenchos) of things not seen — the foundational definition of faith frames it not as blind credulity but as substantive commitment (hypostasis, literally 'standing under') and conviction (elenchos, proof or demonstration) regarding unseen realities. Faith gives present reality to future hope and confirms the invisible.
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Markus BauerNote2mo agoFaith Isn't Feeling Certain About Invisible Things
I'm a physicist, and I struggled for years to reconcile faith and reason. I thought faith meant shutting off my critical mind and believing things despite evidence to the contrary. But this definition...
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Yuki TanakaNote1mo agoFaith Is the Assurance of Things Hoped For
I'm struggling with what faith actually is. I don't have feelings of certainty. I have questions. I have doubts. So is my faith fake?
The author's definition changes things. Faith is assurance of thi...
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