Monday, January 9 Faith is . . . the evident demonstration of realities that are not seen.​—Heb. 11:1.

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Monday, January 9

Faith is . . . the evident demonstration of realities that are not seen.—Heb. 11:1.

 

 

Some people think that having faith means believing in something without proof. But according to the Bible, that is not real faith. Notice that faith in invisible realities, such as Jehovah, Jesus, and the heavenly Kingdom, is based on convincing evidence. (Heb. 11:3) One Witness who is a biochemist put it this way: “Our faith is not blind faith that ignores the facts of science.” We might ask, ‘If convincing evidence of a Creator exists, why do many people believe that God had nothing to do with the origin of life?’ Some have simply never examined the evidence for themselves. Robert, who is now one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, says: “Since creation was never mentioned in school, I assumed that it was not true. It was not until I was in my 20’s that I heard the logical and convincing arguments from the Bible in favor of creation.” w21.08 15 ¶4-5