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inhabitant or hero?

Hebrews 11:1-3 (JDV)

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.
Hebrews 11:2 You see, by it, our ancestors won God’s approval.
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the ages were created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible.

inhabitant or hero?

Our world seems to have turned its back on the kind of faith that is mentioned here. It seems comfortable with an explanation of everything that is based on everything visible. But the kind of faith which is victorious through suffering is different. It sees everything that is, acknowledges it, but refuses to ignore the unseen. You can be an inhabitant of this world without exercising that kind of faith, but you will never be one of its heroes.