As informative as his last commentary was, Chrysostom speaks even more to the point in his second commentary on Hebrews 11, specifically in his exegesis of the verse: "through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God; so that the things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." Here, he specifically states certain standards which are required for faith to exist.

"Faith needs a generous and vigorous soul, and one rising above all things of sense, and passing beyond the weakness of human reasonings. For it is not possible to become a believer, otherwise than by raising one's self above the common customs [of the world]."

Faith, according to Chrysostom, is not simply an intellectual assertion to a proposition. That is, an individual must have a certain disposition in order for them truly to have faith. Beyond the disposition, there exists an aspect of activity and agency, for the believer must rise above all things of sense and pass beyond the weakness of human reasonings. Furthermore, he said that one becomes a believer by rising above the common customs of the world. That is, if a person remains in the ways of the world, acting according to the mores of secular culture, they do not have true faith.

He also affirms Dr. Whitlark's reading of Hebrews as an exhortation and encouragement for a suffering, fatigued Church:

"Inasmuch then as the souls of the Hebrews were throughly weakened, and though they had begun from faith, yet from circumstances, I mean sufferings, afflictions, they had afterwards become faith-hearted, and of little spirit, and were shaken from [their position], he encouraged them."

Here, "he" refers to the author of Hebrews, and so he interprets the inclusion of the old testament heroes as a sort of paradigm after which the early Church could model itself, both as an inspiration and an example.