Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrew 11:1) KJV
There are two main ways in which faith differs from hope.
Firstly, hope is directed towards the future, but faith is established in the present. Hope is an attitude of expectancy concerning things that are yet to be, but faith is a substance - a confidence, something real and definite within us - that we possess here and now.
Secondly, hope is anchored in the realm of the mind; faith is anchored in the realm of the heart.
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
There are two main ways in which faith differs from hope.
Firstly, hope is directed towards the future, but faith is established in the present. Hope is an attitude of expectancy concerning things that are yet to be, but faith is a substance - a confidence, something real and definite within us - that we possess here and now.
Secondly, hope is anchored in the realm of the mind; faith is anchored in the realm of the heart.
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
Notice that faith - together with love - is found in the region of the breast, that is, the region of the heart. But hope is pictured as a helmet, in the region of the head, or mind. Thus, hope is a mental attitude of expectancy concerning the future, faith is a condition of the heart, producing within us here and now something so real that it can be described by the word substance.
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