for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it” (Rom. 8:24, 25). Faith is not “a leap in the dark,” as some skeptics have described it; it is, instead, sincere trust based on evidence and experience. In v. 2 the writer connects this working definition with the evidence which he wants to point out in the rest of the chapter: “For by it the elders obtained a good report.” “For” makes the connection with v. 1, presenting this
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