![]() ![]() Underlying a building is its foundation, and in most buildings, the foundation is rarely seen. Paul is saying that, for Christians, faith underlies what is seen externally in the conduct of their lives. The English "substance" is built from a prefix and a root which together mean "that which stands under." Webster's defines it as "the real or essential part or element of anything essence, reality, or basic matter." It is very similar in meaning to hupostasis. ![]() Hebrews 11:1 provides a definition: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hupostasis, the word translated "substance," means "that which underlies the apparent that which is the basis of something, hence, assurance, guarantee and confidence" (Spiros Zodhiates, The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament, p. We can tell whether we have the right kind of faith.
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