waitasec
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Objective evidence is demonstrable, not circumstantial. It can be tested, measured, repeated and be physically observed by others.
In science, all Empirical Evidence is Objective.
What many believers describe as evidence of God is the very definition of Subjective Evidence.
"I see God in Creation.", "Design is evident", "I can feel God working in my life."
In the sense that you're trusting that God will keep his word, yes. You're considering God to be trustworthy.
In the sense that you're believing that God exists without evidence, no. You're hearing him speak (or have other sure knowledge of what he's said), so you know full well that he exists.
Edit: this passage isn't about believing in a God that doesn't give any sign of his existence. It's about hearing God's promise that he has made a place for you in Heaven and responding by trusting him instead of saying "show me".
i guess what i am failing to get across is what tumbleweed 41 was pointing out is objective evidence. believing you hear god's promise is believing in evidence of things unseen or in this case, things unheard, rather it just being a presumption to a predisposition of faith.
just by responding in trust indicates believing in things unseen.
this passage, i believe, is appropriate because it establishes the posture of the believer. faith is unquestionably regarded as evidence because of the presumption of god's existence.
but where is the evidence?