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This is the 3rd in a series in which we are covering the “elementary principles of Christ,” also referred to as “milk.” In order to go on to the “solid food” we need to get these foundations set first. In the last episode, we covered “repentance from dead works” which is in its simplest form, making a mental decision to turn away from where you are and turn to God. In this episode we will cover “faith toward God.”
Rick Renner, who is very knowledgeable with biblical Greek, translates “faith toward God” as this: “it is the picture of complete trust; it depicts no self-reliance; a faith that rests ONLY on God.”
This is a great depiction of the phrase because in the natural, that is, in and of ourselves, we can do nothing to wipe out the sin and death that has been left to us as a legacy by Adam.
Romans 5:12 MEV Therefore as sin came into the world through one man (Adam) and death through sin, so death has spread to all men, because all have sinned.
Hebrews 11:1 KJV Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Let’s look at a few of these words in our concordance in order to get a better understanding of what is being said here.
“Substance” can also be assurance or confidence. “Things hoped for…” can be expect, hope, or trust. Then we see that complete trust in God is the confident assurance of things expected. So the next question here is what is “the evidence of things not seen?” It is the Word of God, it is every promise that He has given to us through His Word and it is the Word, Himself, that ratified God’s new covenant with man through Jesus’ Blood.