07/03/2021
SUBSTANCE AND EVIDENCE FAITH . Rev. Barr. CHRISTOPHER ISRAEL DYAJI
Hebrew 11:1
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
The King James version of the Holy Scripture is instructive in capturing the essence of Faith in a definitive answer to the question" WHAT IS FAITH?" .
NOW FAITH ' IS ' ( not was) 'THE' ( definite article) 'SUBSTANCE' ( assurance and confindent confirmation of the physical form, material, tangible,handleable, reality) OF 'THINGS' ( all needs, promises, or solutions to problems) 'HOPE' ( expectations drawn and anchored on God and His Word or promises ) FOR ;'THE' ( definite article) 'EVIDENCE' ( proof, conviction and confirmation of the physical human reality of things hidden in God or contained in His Word in the realm of the spirit not seen/ visible,or revealed in the natural/physical realm to man ) OF 'THINGS '(all that God is and provided to meet all needs and problems in Himself and His Word) NOT SEEN( hidden,kept secret , invisible and not revealed to the physical - human senses and realm but currently real and existing in God's Spiritual realm.
The Bible defines FAITH as SUBSTANCE and EVIDENCE.
Take Note, God does not need faith to live , operate or be the God that He is but you need faith to PLEASE ( worship, access and be accepted of God)
Hebrew 11:6
"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."
All your diligent search and hardwork to find God and get things done without FAITH is tantamount to attracting the displeasure of God.
Romans 4:16
"Therefore, [inheriting] the promise is the outcome of faith and depends [entirely] on faith, in order that it might be given as an act of grace (unmerited favor), to make it stable and valid and guaranteed to all his descendants—not only to the devotees and adherents of the Law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, wh