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"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things
not seen." Hebrews 11:1

God has two ways in which men can come to Him today. The first is that
you can come to Him by works. Yes, if you present perfection in your
works, God will accept you ~ but so far nobody has been able to make it.
Adam didn't, and no one since has ever been able to do it. Abraham
didn't, and David didn't, and Daniel didn't. None of them made it by
being perfect. Therefore this is not a satisfactory way to come to God,
yet many people are hobbling along that futile route.

The ONLY other way to come to God is to come by faith. Many people don't find faith a very satisfactory way either. They think it is a leap in
the dark, an uncertainty, or some sort of gamble. If that is what it
means to you, then you do not have faith, because "faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen," which
means that faith rests on a foundation. God wants your faith to rest
upon His Word. "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word
of God" (Romans 10:17). God Bless You.