Faith is that spiritual faculty by which in the gospel through the word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit we are unable to taste the goodness, taste the sweetness

that is really going to be enjoyed in heaven.

And there's a tasting of it now. really going to be enjoyed in heaven.

And there's a tasting of it now,

a smelling of the aroma of Christ now,

a seeing of the glory in the gospel now,

and that is substance.

What is faith and how does knowing what faith is and does help us live boldly in this present world.

In this episode of Light and Truth,

John Piper opens Hebrews 11, one to three,

to expound on one of the clearest descriptions of faith in all of scripture.

This sermon was originally preached at Bethlehem Baptist Church on June 1st, 1997. 97.

How is faith evidence? That question kept me busy a long time. This whole sermon kept me busy

quite a long time. These are tough words here.

Gloriously, excitingly pregnant words.

I get so excited when I get into these things.

But here's the connection that I want to make for you as we move at this

question, how is faith to be understood in any way rationally as evidence? In Romans chapter 1 verse 20 you get the closest parallel where a

biblical writer talks about seeing things

being the means by which you apprehend unseen things about God.

Let me read it to you.

The Romans 120. Since the creation of the world, God's invisible attributes,

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