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Faith is the substance (hupostasis) of things hoped for. It’s the title-deed that guarantees whatever God agreed to when He spoke to us. Faith, that title-deed, came by hearing God speak. It conveyed real property to us when God spoke. The faith that comes when God speaks has actual existence. It’s a substance. And it contains within itself steadfastness of mind, firmness, courage, resolution, confidence, firm trust, and assurance.

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Hebrews 1:1 tells us faith is the substance of things hoped for. It’s the confidence in what we hope for. It’s the reality of what we hope for. It’s the assurance of what we hope for. The word translated as substance, confidence, assurance, or reality is also translated as phrases like “makes us sure,” “being sure,” or “a well-grounded assurance.” … This is a word that expresses something solid and real.

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Faith is Substance

In volumes one and two of Real Faith & Reason, we found out that faith is substance or reality itself as opposed to something conceptual.

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These are the main Scriptures that define faith:

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” ~ Romans 10:17

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith ~ Hebrews 12:2a

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” ~ Hebrews 11:1

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The Nature of Faith

We’re going to look into various ways God speaks, but let’s first look more deeply into the nature of faith. We already know faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word, or rhema, of God. Faith comes when God leads, teaches, or corrects.

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Walking in the Spirit isn’t striving to obey all God’s laws, but it’s allowing the love of God to flow through us, which will fulfill all God’s laws through us.

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Walking in the Spirit isn’t praying so powerfully that God becomes our servant. But it brings us into His presence to love Him and commune with Him so we can know and pray His will.

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Walking in the Spirit isn’t form and ritual, but the Holy Spirit brings both spontaneity and order to every detail of our lives.

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Walking in the Spirit isn’t an activity separate from life, but the Holy Spirit will make every moment a spiritual experience.

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Walking in the Spirit isn’t studying the Bible to become a scholar, but it moves us to hear God’s voice as He speaks through the Scripture so we receive what we need.

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