042 Why Evidence-Based Faith Matters

<p>“Faith is the substance of things hoped for,” Hebrews 11:1 reads, “the evidence of things not seen.” Hmm. Faith is the evidence of things not seen. Does this mean faith is the evidence we have of things not seen? Or could we say it this way: faith is the level of confidence we feel toward a truth-claim or proposed reality which we have not seen based on the degree of evidence we have accumulated of its truthfulness and existence? </p> <p>If so, is this why the Lord’s prescription in D&C 88:118 for those who “have not faith” is for them to see...