Faith in Scripture.
Faith is not just belief, it's firm reliability. Study the 'rock-solid' Hebrew Emunah and the persuasive Greek Pistis.
Greek Terms
assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity. - persuasion, i.e. credence - moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation - abstractly, constancy in such profession - by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with. - to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit - by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
Definition Comparison
| Strong's | Word | Language | Definition | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H530 | אֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh | Hebrew | or (shortened) אֱמֻנָה ʼĕmunâh (em-oo-naw'); feminine of אֵמוּן faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily. - literally firmness - figuratively security - morally fidelity 1) firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness | 49 |
| G4102 | πίστιςpístis | Greek | assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity. - persuasion, i.e. credence - moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation - abstractly, constancy in such profession - by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself | 228 |
| G4100 | πιστεύωpisteúō | Greek | believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with. - to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit - by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ) | 220 |
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