“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him — faith is presented as both necessary and sufficient for approaching God; belief in God's existence and his rewarding of seekers (ho misthapodotos) forms faith's irreducible core.
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