Faith is convicted trust, not vague belief. Faith is a placing of hopes in such a way that hope gets redefined. In the Scriptures, hope does not have the connotation of “I hope such and such will happen,” as if there is some chance it may not. No, in the Scriptures, hope is an assured trust. Our hope is Christ, and this hope will prove true; it

And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, A,a we also believe, and therefore speak. 14 For we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus b and present us with you.

Faith that we are new creatures in Christ Jesus provides us with the confidence that we can do what God requires, and thus we employ the power his Spirit has already instilled within us (2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 6:15). Without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6). But with the faith that the Spirit within us is greater than the powers of this