Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is… Prayer is the bow, the promise is the arrow: faith is the hand which draws the bow, and sends the heart's message to heaven. The bow without the arrow is of no use; and the arrow without the bow is of little worth; and both, without the strength of the hand, to no purpose. Neither the promise without prayer, nor prayer without the promise, nor both without faith, avail the Christian anything. What was said of the Israelites, "They could not enter in, because of unbelief"; the same may be said of many of our prayers: they cannot enter heaven, because they are not put up in faith. (H. G. Salter.) Parallel Verses KJV: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. |
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