Would you define belief?<\/a>\u00a0for a detailed discussion of this. But what Hebrews 11:6 is focused on is that to please God — to be saved — there are two fundamental things that must be believed. Without them, reaching for the salvation that God offers would not even be attempted.<\/p>\nFirst, there has to be a trust that God actually exists. If you don’t believe that God is there, then why would you ever work at trying to please Him if he is an imaginary character?<\/p>\n
The second thing that must be believed is that God rewards those who seek after Him. If you don’t believe there is a benefit to doing good or that Heaven doesn’t really exist, then you would not put any effort into being righteous.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Can you please go into more detail about Hebrews 11:6? What does it mean that those who have faith believe that God rewards those who seek Him? 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