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Faith -
Defined...
From Noah Webster
Faith - an
affectionate practical confidence in the testimony of God; a firm, cordial
belief in the veracity of God, in all the declarations of his word; or a
full and affectionate confidence in the certainty of those things which God
has declared, and because he has declared them.
From Strong's Concordance
Hebrew - Old Testament
'êmûn -
ay-moon'
Established, that is, (figuratively) trusty;
also (abstractly) trustworthiness: - faith (-ful), truth.
'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh -
em-oo-naw', em-oo-naw'
Feminine of "emun"; literally firmness; figuratively security;
moral fidelity: - faith (-ful, -ly, -ness, [man]), set office,
stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
Greek - New Testament
elpis -
el-pece'
From ἔλπω
elpō
which is a primary word (to anticipate, usually with pleasure);
expectation (abstract or concrete) or confidence: - faith,
hope.
Ioudaismos -
ee-oo-dah-is-mos'
“Judaism”, that is, the Jewish faith and
usages: - Jews’ religion.
kanōn -
kan-ohn'
From κάνη
kanē
(a straight reed, that is, rod); a rule (“canon”), that
is, (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by
implication a boundary, that is, (figuratively) a sphere (of
activity): - line, rule.
pisteuō -
pist-yoo'-o
From "pistis," to have faith (in, upon, or with respect
to, a person or thing), that is, credit; by implication to entrust
(especially one’s spiritual well being to Christ): - believe (-r), commit
(to trust), put in trust with.
pistis -
pis'-tis
Persuasion, that is, 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: - assurance, belief, believe,
faith, fidelity.
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