3. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Speaking of the “things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1, above), it is faith that shows us the reality of divine creation by the spoken word of God. The phrase things which are seen were not made of things which do appear is, without question, confusing to our ears. A simpler way to say this might be “so that what we see comes from