 | John Rodman Williams - 1996 - 1466 pages
...10:17). 5The Greek word is elenchos, translated "evidence" in KJV, The Niv translates the verse: "Now n The idea of certainty is well-founded and emphasizes that the affirmation of creation belongs to the... | |
 | Jim Marian - 1996 - 100 pages
...minutes) 1. To believe that God is faithful is an exercise in faith itself. Hebrews 11:1 says that "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see," and yet the rest of the chapter goes on to detail more than a dozen accounts of people who put their... | |
 | Myles Munroe - 1996 - 417 pages
...live from the perspective of faith with eternity in their hearts. The Book of Hebrews defines faith as "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1). This is God's mode of operation. He is not influenced by outward appearances; neither is His... | |
 | Joni Eareckson Tada, Steven Estes - 1997 - 266 pages
...seems as impossible to comprehend as "rejoicing in suffering" seems impossible to do. But don't forget, "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1). Like watching a Polaroid snapshot develop before your eyes, the "we" God intends us to be as... | |
 | Alice Fryling - 1997 - 36 pages
...13 trust in Jesus. "You are my friends," Jesus said, "if you do what I command" ( Jn 15:1-4). "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Heb 11:1). Living by faith means applying this definition of faith to the situation at hand. We exercise... | |
 | James Girdwood, Peter Verkruyse - 1997 - 446 pages
...NIV fifteen of these eighteen statements begin a new paragraph. Verses 9, 27 and 28 do not. 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. The chapter begins with a general description of faith that is twofold. Faith is (1) the vnooiamc,... | |
 | L. B. E. Cowman, Jim Reimann - 1997 - 520 pages
...or looking, you are not believing.You may have hope or an earnest desire, but that is not faith, for "faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Heb. 11:1). The command regarding believing prayer is: "Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that... | |
 | Bruce B. Barton, David Veerman - 1997 - 292 pages
...tl0:23i. Hope embodies our confession of faith. We must hold fast to it and confess it boldly. • "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" tll:Ii. Although we have no visible evidence of our future state. we take God at his word and the resurrected... | |
 | John Koessler - 1997 - 180 pages
...believing in God when common sense tells you not to. The Bible, on the other hand, defines faith as "... being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1). Faith is actually uncommon sense: insight granted by the Holy Spirit and based upon truth. According... | |
 | Alister E. McGrath - 1997 - 484 pages
...faith may be found in Hebrews 11:1-12:3. This famous passage opens with a definition of faith (11:1) as "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." What this means is illustrated by the trust of the individuals mentioned in the remainder of the chapter.... | |
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Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 
