Faith Illustrated

Review

A) Faith is assurance and conviction.

How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones God’s Assurance

says faith is an assurance of what we ask for—things hoped for. The word “assurance” comes from the Greek word hupostasis. This was also the Greek word for a title deed. Biblical faith is knowing with certainty deep in our hearts that we have what we ask God for, just as surely as a title deed proves that we own a piece of property.

The same verse in the King James Version tells us that faith is our evidence of things we cannot see. “Evidence” is from the Greek word elegchos, which literally means the proof of the charges in a legal court case that results in a conviction. The word was used in a court of law for evidence significant enough to prove a case and result in a conviction. In other words, our faith in God’s Word or His promises is all the evidence we need to validate our conviction.

The word “assurance” comes from the Greek word hupostasis. It’s a compound word of stand and under. It means to stand under a guaranteed agreement.

The foundation or ground of hope.

Its the Greek word for a title deed. Biblical faith is knowing with certainty deep in our hearts that we have what we ask God for, just as surely as a title deed proves that we own a piece of property.

When I’m setting up my business in the mall every year I do not have assurance of a spot until I have a lease agreement in place. Once I do that lease agreement is my assurance. (once I have that agreement I’m able to rest)

The same verse in the King James Version tells us that faith is our evidence of things we cannot see. “Evidence” is from the Greek word elegchos, which literally means the proof of the charges in a legal court case that results in a conviction. The word was used in a court of law for evidence significant enough to prove a case and result in a conviction. In other words, our faith in God’s Word or His promises is all the evidence we need to validate our conviction.

Faith is the evidence that the things we cannot see are their in a world that is not revealed to the physical senses. It’s called the spiritual world. And its more real than the physical world because the spiritual world made the physical world.

Hebrews 11:3 NASB95

3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

Hebrews 11:3 NASB95

3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

B) Faith Come by Hearing

C) Faith is of the Heart

D) Faith is corresponding action to a conviction

E) Hope is in future tense but faith is in the future.

We need hope but faith

Sheets, D. (2001). How to Pray for Lost Loved Ones (pp. 19–20). Ventura, CA: Regal; Gospel Light.