Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.—Heb. 11:1.
If we have faith, we are certain that everything Jehovah promises is as good as done. The convincing evidence of unseen realities is so strong that faith is said to be equivalent to that evidence. For instance, the existence of created things convinces us that there is a Creator. That is the kind of faith we will display if we keep walking by spirit. Lack of faith is “the sin that easily entangles us.” (Heb. 12:1) We need to rely on God’s spirit in order to avoid works of the flesh, materialism, and false teachings that can destroy faith. (Col. 2:8; 1 Tim. 6:9, 10; 2 Tim. 4:3-5) God’s spirit produces in Jehovah’s present-day servants faith like that of pre-Christian witnesses and others of Bible record. (Heb. 11:2-40) And our own “faith without hypocrisy” may well bolster the faith of others.—1 Tim. 1:5; Heb. 13:7. w07 7/15 2:19, 20
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