 | Nick Wagner - 2006 - 108 pages
...faith, and one that I think is especially liturgical is found in the Letter to the Hebrews: "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (11:1). The liturgies celebrated in initiating communities are the living embodiment of that idea.... | |
 | Beth Forbus - 2006 - 166 pages
...will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes," Deuteronomy 1:30 "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1 "So the ransomed of the LORD will return and come with joyful shouting to Zion, and everlasting... | |
 | James C. Livingston, Francis Schüssler Fiorenza - 456 pages
...between objects oï faith ana. objects of sight and demonstrative assent. Objects of religious faith are "the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen," and are confirmed not by sight or logical persuasion but by experience and moral suasion. Coleridge... | |
 | Phyllis Tickle - 2006 - 502 pages
...adore you. We glorify you. We give thanks to you for your great glory. The Small Verse Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old received divine approval. Hebrews 11:1-2 The Lord's Prayer The Final Blessing... | |
 | Morris Vaagenes - 2006 - 144 pages
...be seen, but faith itself is hidden. The writer of Hebrews expresses faith this way: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (RSV). The King James Version states: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence... | |
 | Sharon Kay Riddle - 2006 - 135 pages
...go. Joshua 1:5-7 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months... | |
 | James Limburg - 2006 - 156 pages
...pp. 133-34 below), then it is certainly very important in the New Testament as well: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen," Heb 11:1; see also Matt 8:5-13; 15:21-28. 6. The memento mori (remember that we will all die) theme... | |
 | Sabine Bieberstein, Kornélia Buday, Ursula Rapp - 2006 - 272 pages
...would really have something to laugh about, and in the meantime it helped keep them going. 'Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen' (Hebrews 11,1), Faith is laughter at the promise of a child called 'Laughter'". Returning to the analysis... | |
 | Joseph Ponessa, Laurie Watson Manhardt - 2009 - 220 pages
...of trust in the promises of God. b. Challenge question: The verses in Hebrews tell us that faith is "the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Picture Abram walking through the land of Canaan, observing all its physical characteristics and trying... | |
 | David Hutchison - 2006 - 182 pages
...of Christ" (Romans 10:17). "For we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7). "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). "For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly... | |
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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 
