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Faith in Scripture.

Faith is not just belief, it's firm reliability. Study the 'rock-solid' Hebrew Emunah and the persuasive Greek Pistis.

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Strong'sWordLanguageDefinitionOccurrences
H530אֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâhHebrew

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

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G4102πίστιςpístisGreek

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

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G4100πιστεύωpisteúōGreek

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)

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