Cain s sacrifice was rejected not because he did not have faith, but rather because he had the wrong faith in the wrong sacrifice. Genuine faith, true faith, is never placed in the wrong object. An offering accepted by God will always be seasoned with true faith. Genuine faith - acceptable sacrifice. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Faith is substance and faith is hope.
Genuine faith then has a substance and saving faith has the hope of eternal life. This poor man believed nothing. He had no faith. Not only that, but he did not know what his church believed. The man is blinded spiritually.