What substantiates what we hope for?
What is the evidence of that which is unseen?
Faith is both OBJECTIVE.........
Acts  6 : 7, "And the word of God grew, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied greatly; and a large number of the priests obeyed..... the faith."
2 Corinthians  13 : 5, "Test yourselves whether you are.... in the faith;.... prove yourselves. Or do you not realize about yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are disapproved?"
1 Timothy  1 : 19, "Holding faith and a good cconscience, concerning which some, thrusting these away, have become shipwrecked regarding.... the faith;
And faith is SUBJECTIVE..........
Luke  18 : 8, "I tell you that He will carry out their avenging quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find...... faith on..... the earth?"
Romans  4 : 13, "For it was not through the law that the promise was made to Abraham or to his seed that he would be the heir of the world, but through the righteousness..... of faith."
2 Corinthians  1 : 24, "Not that we lord it over..... your faith,..... but we are fellow workers with you for your joy; for..... by faith..... you stand."
Faith as OJECTIVE is simply Christ as our goal.
Faith as subjective is simply Christ as our living and being.
When a man is saved it is because Christ is revealed to him (objective is revealed) and seeing Christ (objective) this man is instantly infuse with Christ.... and immediately believes because this infusion of Christ becomes this man's belief.
Christ reveals Himself to us..... we see and receive this revelation of Christ...... allowing in our seeing and receiving, Christ to enter into us....... and as a result of Christ entering into us, we can believe.
It is Christ entering into man that empowers this man to believe, not of himself, but of the Christ within him.
In love,
cj