Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Hebrews 11
6 songs meet this passage
“I don't believe in miracles”
Upper Room · WZRD
strains against Hebrews 11:1
Faith is described as confidence in what is unseen, the opposite of the song's stated disbelief in the miraculous.
“Never had much faith in love or miracles”
Locked Out of Heaven · Bruno Mars
strains against Hebrews 11:1
True faith is anchored in things unseen and eternal, not awakened only by physical pleasure.
Do It Again · Elevation Worship
resonates with Hebrews 11:1
The song's posture is precisely this: confidence in what is not yet seen, based on what God has already done. The bridge's 'I believe I'll see You do it again' is faith in the biblical sense.
“running low on faith and gasoline”
Jesus, Take the Wheel · Carrie Underwood
resonates with Hebrews 11:1
Her depleted faith sets up the turn toward trusting what she cannot yet see or control.
When You Believe (from "The Prince of Egypt") · Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
resonates with Hebrews 11:1
Faith here is defined as confidence in what is hoped for though unseen, exactly the tension this line voices.
“Trying to reach the things that I can't see”
Am I Wrong · Nico & Vinz
strains against Hebrews 11:1
Scripture frames faith as assurance in God's unseen promises, while here the reaching is toward self-defined ambition rather than divine hope.
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