“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.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 11:6
“By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death, and was not found, because God had translated him.” This man displayed greater faith than Abel. How (you ask)? Because, although be came after him, yet what befell [Abel] was sufficient to guide him back. How? God foreknew that [Abel] would be killed. For He said to Cain: “You have sinned: do not add thereto.” Honored by him, He did not protect him. And yet neither did this throw him [Enoch] into indifference. He…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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