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Hebrews 11: 'not seen' means future realities not yet occurring, not things lacking evidence — illustrated by Noah building the ark

Please Stop Saying Faith Is Belief Without Evidence 00:26:43 – 00:28:13

Mike's second exegetical argument about the meaning of 'unseen' in Hebrews 11.

Reading the examples of faith in Hebrews 11, Mike shows that 'unseen' refers to future events not yet realized, not to claims without evidence. Noah (v.7) is 'warned by God concerning events yet unseen' — unseen here means the flood hasn't happened yet, but Noah's ark-building makes visible his faith in a coming future reality. Faith in Hebrews 11 is 'confidence about future realities that are not happening just yet,' not blind belief in unverifiable claims.

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Please Stop Saying Faith Is Belief Without Evidence @ 00:26:43

2019-01-16