Faith is Substance
John 1:1 and 14: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. … And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
This is speaking of Jesus Christ.
Galatians 3:2: “Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by believing what you heard?”
You received the Spirit by believing what God said to you. Even that belief was a gift. The works that come by faith are also a gift.
Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the assurance (Greek: ὑπόστασις) of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
In Hebrews 11:1, the Greek word ὑπόστασις is translated as “assurance,” but other translations use the word “substance.”
We hear many claims every day. Most of them have no substance. What God says has substance. It’s real. Assurance is substance. Faith has substance. In classical Greek usage, ὑπόστασις was used to describe:
A foundation or something that support,
A substance or something real and tangible, as opposed to something abstract.
An essence or underlying reality.
In the Hellenistic period (including the time of the New Testament), ὑπόστασις often carried meanings such as:
Confidence or assurance: a firm, underlying certainty.
Reality or substance: the essential nature or actual existence of something.
The word translated as “evidence” is ἔλεγχος, and carries a stronger connotation than the word “evidence” might suggest in English, especially when “evidence” can imply something circumstantial or incomplete. In classical Greek and New Testament usage, ἔλεγχος often refers to something definitive, as in:
A proof that establishes the truth beyond doubt.
A conviction that results from undeniable demonstration or logical argument.
A refutation that exposes error conclusively.
Hebrews 12:2: “Looking to Jesus, the founder (initiator) and perfecter (completer) of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Jesus, Word of the Father, the initiator and completer of our faith. He is the One who begins faith and the One Who finishes faith in you each time the Father leads you.
Ask God to answer these questions:
What does it mean that Jesus is the Word?
Why does the Spirit come when you believe what God said?
Why is faith real?
What does it mean that faith is substance?
What does it mean that Jesus is the perfecter of your faith?
Bonus questions:
Why did Jesus endure the cross?
Who is the Word mentioned in John 1:1 and 14?
How did believers receive the Spirit according to Galatians 3:2?
How does “evidence” in Hebrews 11:1 establish truth beyond doubt?
Why is Jesus called the founder and perfecter of faith in Hebrews 12:2?
What is the significance of Jesus being seated at the right hand of God?
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