Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is assurance of [things] hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.
American Standard Version

Treated in 16 passages across the library.

  1. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XI. It is no sign that affections are right, or that they are wrong, that they make persons that have them exceeding confident that what they experience is divine, and that they are in a good estate cites Heb. 11:1

    …ver the Scriptures, which speak of faith in opposition to sight; as 2 Cor. 4:18, and 5:7, Heb. 11:1, 8, 13, 17, 27, 29, Rom. 8:24, John 20:29. But this doctrine, as it is understood by many…

  2. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    V. Truly gracious affections are attended with a reasonable and spiritual conviction of the judgment, of the reality and certainty of divine things cites Heb. 11:1

    …are we, if we hold fast the confidence, and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end." Heb. 11:1, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen;" t…

  3. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Thoughtfulness of the excellency of the majesty of God cites Heb. xi. 1

    …species of that which we believe. Faith is all the argument we have of “things not seen,” Heb. xi. 1. I might here insist upon the nature of it; and from all its concomitants and concernment…

  4. Prayer – The Pulse of Life · Hannah Buyinza

    Types of Prayer cites Hebrews 11:1

    …t is faith? “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” Hebrews 11:1 (KJV). What does it mean? Faith calls what is not as though it were. See how the ESV puts…

  5. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Walking by Faith cites Hebrews 11:1

    …the writer to the Hebrews? When I ask people to define faith the usual answer is to quote Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen,” yet, …

  6. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Scriptural Christianity cites Heb. 11:1

    … the operation of God, which was the very substance, or subsistence, of things hoped for (Heb. 11:1, ) the demonstrative evidence of invisible things, he instantly received the Spirit of ad…

  7. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On the Discoveries of Faith cites Heb. 11:1

    Sermon 110 On the Discoveries of Faith “Now faith is the evidence of things not seen.” Heb. 11:1. 1. For many ages it has been allowed by sensible men, Nihil est in intellectu quod non f…

  8. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Faith cites Heb. 11:1

    Sermon 122 On Faith “Now faith is the evidence of things not seen.” Heb. 11:1. 1. Many times have I thought, many times have I spoke, many times have I wrote upon thes…

  9. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    An exhortation to love God cites Heb. xi. 1

    … be no affliction. In heaven we shall need no faith because faith looks at things unseen (Heb. xi. 1). But then we shall see God face to face; and where there is vision, there is no need of …

  10. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Abraham Tested cites Hebrews 11: 1

    …to try him in the furnace first. The following principles are revealed in this portion of Hebrews 11: 1. God is faithful in our testing times. 2. When God calls us to lay something down in sacr…

  11. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Learning to Walk by Faith cites Hebrews 11:1

    …rews says, “Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1, ASV). The chapter then presents men and women who acted because they regarded God as tru…

  12. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Hebrews 11 cites Hebrews 11:1

    …ace! “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). We have already considered verse one as a definition of faith, a gift and a fruit. “For…

  13. Stepping Stones · Gareth Evans

    Faith - A Sovereign Gift cites Hebrews 11:1

    …is hand (walk in His will) and a yield in obedience to His leading. To me, that is faith. Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen.” Th…

  14. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    Faith and Its Exploits cites HEBREWS xi. 1

    Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." HEBREWS xi. 1. SOCIETY rests on the faith which man has in man. The workman, toiling through the week f…

  15. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Hebrews 11:1

    …ural strength. Scriptures to revisit John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Ephesians 1:17-18; Hebrews 11:1; Isaiah 40:31; 2 Corinthians 1:9; John 7:17. Reflection 1. Who has permission to correct …

  16. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    November cites Heb 11:1

    …nded assurance of that for which we hope, and a conviction of the reality of the unseen” (Heb 11:1. Weymouth). We must indicate a difference between this faith and “the faith once delivere…

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