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THE EVIDENCE OF FAITH (c) Feb 1st 2019~ by

Rev.Dr.Jeffry David Camm

Many of us have seen TV shows where “evidence” as presented before the courts, which puts a person at a particular crime scene. Alternatively, defence lawyers will provide other “evidence” to show that their client was nowhere near the crime scene when the crime took place.  In Hebrews 11:1, the scripture tells us that our faith is the “Evidence” of what we hope for, the certainty of what we do not see. There are many different types of faith. Now Hebrews 11:1, says that our faith is the “evidence” of our spiritual beliefs. How do we display this evidence today?

By spiritual faith, we believe that the sun is shining – even if we cannot see it because of the clouds. Why; because God’s word says that the sun shall shine by day and the moon by night. The sun and the moon follow God’s laws, and have done so since creation. In Hebrews Chapter 11, we see recorded the evidence of how other people in the Old Testament put their faith into practice.

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However, here today, some 2000 years after Christ’s death and resurrection, how do we display our evidence of faith?

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  1. Firstly, do we believe that Jesus was born of a virgin?

  2. Do we believe that Jesus went to the cross for our own individual sins, so that we could be reconciled back to God?

  3. Do we believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

  4. Do we believe that other people who were dead in the cemeteries around Jerusalem also rose from the dead at the time?

  5. Do we believe that Jesus Christ is coming back to judge the quick and the dead?


All these items are part of our belief structure, which is our spiritual faith; but it is worthless, unless we can show it to others. There is a scripture, which says; show me your faith and I will show you my works – faith without works is dead. “Our works” are the “evidence of our faith”.

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So the challenge today is; can unbelievers see our faith – by the “evidence” of our works?

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Finally, if being a Christian was a crime – would we be guilty or innocent?

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When Jesus looks down from Heaven at us, does He consider that we are a Christian and a part of his Bride ~~ a bride without blemish?

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