Faith is the substance of things hoped for with the conviction of things not seen. I hope I'm paraphrasing that correctly. That's our faith, Jesus sees all, knows all; there's nothing He hasn't seen
I don't think he saw light until he created by faith believing he would see. He declares what is good as a testimony by that which he creates.
If nothing appeared that would remain darkness .No work involved in that.
It’s when he sees the blood used to represent spirit (not seen) not when we see it. All saints die not receiving the reward. We are given a living hope that goes beyond human hope (as far as their eyes can see) It will not because it cannot disappoint us.
It’s the substance God hoped for we cannot create substance out of non-substance. God believed as he exercised (worked His belief called a work of faith ) by declaring the living Words ...let there be light and there was .
Human faith (dead) is simply the imagination of one’s own heart . Spiritual thing cannot be seen unless the faith of Christ , called the hearing of faith gives us His spiritual understanding.
Faith our free gift is our treasure....it is not
of us.. if it is
of God. (no man can serve two masters) The spirit of the antichrist would turn that upside down taking away the understanding of God making our treasure without effect (dead)
For God, who commanded (as a work of His faith) the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.But we have
this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the
power may be
of God, and
not of us.We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 2Co 4:6