The writer begins by giving an explanation of what faith is (11:1). “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence [the proving] of things not seen” (11:1). Faith gives substance to the unseen realities. The believer hopes in these things and proves their reality in his personal experience by faith. Faith is a kind of spiritual “sixth sense” that enables the believer to take a firm hold upon the unseen world and bring it into the realm of experience. All our senses