Thanks, by the way. #2.1 Scriptures for πίστις 'pistis' meaning 'faith' Strong's 4102 #3.1 Scriptures for πιστὸς 'pistos' meaning 'faithful' Strong's 4103; Introduction 1.1. When Mashiach (Christ) reveals emunah (faith) in a way that speaks to this world but could never otherwise be found in this world, the Hebrew ear of emunah is a well developed ear. By it the believers of old were “approved/praised” by God. . If all we have is God The Father speaking His Word to us, then we still aren’t actually united to The Godhead. Can you expand on Heb 11.1. athar- to burn incense in worship; intercede; pray. Thank you. Is that all of it? Let’s explore the Hebrew and Greek definitions of the word pray. Steve – “But what would I know.” – I love it. Thanks Rex for the explanation – faith guarantees my experience of what I am expecting from God! Doubt sees what currently is and no more. Couldn’t have stated it any better, i.e., the ‘stuff’ to the substance that makes up ones reality. One of the reasons for this difficulty is the use of the Greek word ‘hupostasis’. Col 2:18 Many people claim God revealed something to then when God hasn't. Jn 9:22 Parents would not confess for fear of being put out of synagogue, A. because of its ‘substance’ . In the case of Jesus his composite was the soul of Man, the body of Man, and the Divine Nature all in One Person — Jesus of Nazareth, The Christ. I like the definition by Cotton Patch- “it’s betting your life on the unseen realities”. ‘Faith must be fed by tangible forms of grace.’ – I agree. It apprehends reality: it is that to which the unseen objects of hope become real and substantial. 6. So if I understand you correctly faith is the undergirding of my continuous earnest expectation….. which means also that the “things hoped for” or “ the continuous expectation” is undergirded by faith. If one examines 11:1 in light of 11:2, then the “substantiation/evidence” is NOT for our benefit; rather, it is for God’s. Is this all? Your ‘faith,’ is a title-deed that God holds on your behalf, His promised land. Greek: "a standing under", b. Faith is not an assurance to us or evidence to us. Yet faith allows us to SEE THE UNSEEN and BELIEVE THE UNBELIEVABLE, C. "If God said it, I believe it and that settles it! b. Jn 8:24 "unless you believe..." Jesus places responsibility upon man. (ASV) Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen. The Hebrew word for faith is אמונה (emunah - Strong's #530) and is an action oriented word meaning "support". Then faith must enter us by hearing, but something else is necessary. And here I want to return to one of your initial questions: Q: How exactly is this virtue of the Person of Christ communicated or transferred to us so as to be the under-girding of one’s hope? "Substance": Lit. Have a relationship with me, with us, The Trinity!” That would mean for that “Father” to send a Son would mean He was unjust, which is to say no god at all. I believe hope precedes and continues through and after the involvement of faith. Anymore insight would be welcomed. Greek word for fair. St. John says, “No one has seen the Father.” The Spirit brings us to the Son through the waters of Baptism where we ‘die with him and are raised in his resurrection through a Baptism in water and The Holy Spirit’ (Romans 6). The original definition is persuasion, or to be persuaded. The word "faith", translated from the Greek πιστις (pi'stis), was primarily used in the New Testament with the Greek perfect tense and translates as a noun-verb hybrid; which is not adequately conveyed by the English noun. I think it all comes down to hearing – correctly. So what are we missing? (2) my desire to remove the darkness by light I agree, but how do you know that you are correctly obeying and in purity? (Adams) Now faith is a solidly grounded certainty about what we hope for, a conviction about the reality of things we don’t see. Next, let us review each of the various translated words for hupostasis. Holds on god and greek word faith new testament is itself our hopes, then does it cannot see it shall ascend into captivity: and able to hupostasis. I’m very interested in this topic and between your article and some students’ questions I wrote an article recently on the topic (https://stmarysuga.org/2016/04/19/can-someone-be-faithful-without-being-baptized/) so thank you for the inspiration! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. ". God’s word is so rich when we get a revelation of the length width depth n height of its meaning. Holy Spirit will give you the GIFT of faith--faith that sees dead things come back to life. a. Some wrongly teach faith comes directly from God, the Holy Spirit or Jesus. A thousand kisses from me. (Moffatt) Now faith means that we are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see. What a flood of light is thrown upon this teaching regarding faith. So the Word is not the Scriptures nor a “word” in the sense like you and I speak words, for The Father has not a tongue. . It also brings to light the struggles many have to distinguish what true faith is as opposed to what it has become, especially in our western American culture. Hope sees what can be but is not yet. Hi. We have not given a sufficient account yet of The Hope. Find more Greek words at wordhippo.com! Jn 17:20,21 believe on me through their word. The diligent underground cultivation of hope brings a visible harvest of faith, which when combined with prayer and patience, brings forth the manifested reality. Emunah is already the beginning of the reality of these things. But I discovered that our language usage does not necessarily qualify as “infallible” when I consulted “Synonyms of the Old Testament” by Robert B. Girdlestone. Faith, the Bible says, comes by hearing, and hearing by the (spoken) words of Christ (Romans 10:17). Problem: If a man has no faith, it is God's fault! We accept God not only exists but He created everything in 6 days, 3. Acts 14:1 spoke in such a manner that many believed. This is because we translate the Greek verb pisteuo by the Anglo-Saxon word believe, and the related noun pistis by the totally unrelated word faith (from the Latin fides, by way of French). Acts 18:8 many Corinthians, when they heard were believing being baptized, A. In English translations of the New Testament, the word 'faith' generally corresponds to the Greek noun πίστις (pistis) or to the Greek verb πιστεύω (pisteuo), meaning 'to trust, to have confidence, faithfulness, to be reliable, to assure'. (1) my thought it’s dark (NIV) Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. How exactly is this virtue of the Person of Christ communicated or transferred to us so as to be the under-girding of one’s hope? belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same. Faith exudes confidence but it is not based on mere confidence. Bless you all. (4) By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he gained witness that he was righteous, God bearing witness about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks. the character of one who can be relied on. . The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament – Moulton & Milligan – reports its use as a legal term. A: Virtue must be transferred by the actual Person of Christ. If Jesus is the mediator, and the Person of Jesus Christ is where my salvation lies, and by “Person” we mean flesh & blood, soul of a human, & a Divine Nature — then one question is left. The New Testament Greek word translated "faith" is pistis, the same word also rendered "belief." (Basic English) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true. Faith is trusting God that Christ the anointed word can and will manifest our hope. 4. Please keep posting if you all have new insight into this rich verse! (Jerusalem) Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of the realities that at present remain unseen. Bible and faith used interchangeably: Acts 13:7,8 Gal 1:11,23, 5. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. This is a thorough Greek word study about the meaning of the Greek word πίστις, 'pistis' meaning Faith (Strong's 4102) in the New Testament. Hope is more associated with the written word and faith comes by hears personally from Jesus (Romans 10:17). Seeing and feeling in a temporal and evil world can be deceiving. This makes us return to a Tyrannical “Father” who would kill his Son for no reason, for the Son might just as easily remained in Eternity as The Eternal Logos, speaking faith to hearts. Obedience is based on hearing. A: In a sense yes, in a sense no. Od. Thus without faith my “hope” has no support n therefore produces no results. Insofar as God is Faith-itself and we have but faith, we can have a “fullness” of Faith once we come to full communion with God, which can only happen after the general Resurrection and if we enter into The Second Life on the New Heaven & New Earth. What about the two uses in 2 Corinthians? As the English language developed, our English word “faith” came from the Latin word fides. The verse: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” The word translated “substance” comes from the Greek hupostasis (Strong’s # 5287), which means “a placing or setting under, a substructure or foundation.” Most importantly, faith is an activity. I believe with a different nuance of meaning it would be possible to use the same word in both Hebrew and English to translate hupostasis in both Heb. God indirectly imparts faith through the sodium or instrument of the Bible: a. Most importantly, faith is an activity. Assurance gives the true idea. Hebrews 10:22,39 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having …. Faith is the conviction of things not seen: Heb 11:3, a. Emunah is the feminine form of this root. Faith is like a muscle according to Andrew Wommack. We hear this again in The Epistle to the Hebrews, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. For instance: if I say, “It sure is dark in here,” followed by me getting up and flipping the light switch there are four causes at work here. The purity of our heart will determine the purity of our hearing, and that, the purity of our response. I skimmed through your latest comment and the recent article from the link above. To understand what faith and trust mean in the Bible, we need to go back to the original language of the New Testament – Greek. (New American Standard Bible). By tangibility I do not mean to say that faith is an actual spiritual substance or force that God allows us to wield. Hope that clarifies something? (Simple English) Faith is the title-deed to the things we hope for. Thanks again. English: Greek: able, ability: dunamis: adultery (unfaithful) (break marriage) 3. It takes more faith to believe in evolution than God. In Christianity and in the New Testament, pistis is the word for "faith". credit; by implication, to entrust, (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ.) 3. Strong’s Concordance #5287 – ὑπόστασις “upostasi” hupostasis; gen. hupostaseos , fem. noun from huphstemi (n.f. It is translated: confidence. However, in Heb. Note: The Greek definite article is uniformly used in the expressions 'your faith,' 'their faith' (which occur over 30 times in the Greek NT). 11:1. NAS Word Usage - Total: 243: faith 238, faithfulness 3, pledge 1, proof 1 In general, that which underlies the apparent, hence, reality, essence, substance; that which is the basis of something, hence, assurance guarantee, confidence (with the ob. Everyone thinks i’m a fool for believing God for the supernatural…Also let me add, we all have been given “the measure” of faith- Rom12:3(kjv). Help me understand. It rests on that fact, acts upon it, and is upheld by it in the face of all that seems to contradict it. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Need to translate "profession of faith" to Greek? In other words, Peter mixed faith and non-faith in his mind. These tangible forms of intangible connect our souls and bodies to the soul and body of Jesus. Kenneth Wuest has the following to say about hupostasis in Hebrews 11:1 in his Wuest Word Studies, The Title-Deed to Answered Prayer – “FAITH is the substance of things hoped for” (Heb. I don’t think it is ‘active’ in that hope does not do the actual work. In this sense, sacramentum means a … In the same way before we can discuss how music or epistles or love is communicated, we have to first figure out what kind of things they are. It is translated: confidently, good courage, bold, and boldly. Remain bless. She is described as “a woman of set jaw and grim determination.”  It seems that she had lost a case in a local court over a piece of land to which she laid claim. The AV, “person” is an anachronism; the word was not so rendered till the 4th cent. Is it pro-faith and in agreement with the article? Rex. Jn 20:27-29 how blessed are they who have not seen but believe. Substance in this sense is a good translation option; it conveys the concreteness, or tangibility, of hupostasis. Finally, concerning the use of ‘title-deed, let us read verses 1 through 4 of Hebrews 11 in context, with personal revisions: (1) Now faith is the title-deed of things hoped for, the proof or evidence of things not seen. So Incarnation. Selah We obtain these inner corresponding actions (a inner knowing) by applying spiritual warfare. (Wand) Now faith is a conviction of the fulfillment of our hopes, and a continual reliance upon the unseen world. Hearing and how we hear is huge. But here a masculine pronoun is used, and thus is Christ. God bless. Faith is the basis for all we receive from God, https://stmarysuga.org/2016/04/19/can-someone-be-faithful-without-being-baptized/. Rex. They read the note, which this woman had sent to the judge in Alexandria, “In order that my lord the judge may know that my appeal is just, I attach my hupostasis.”  That which was attached to this note, she designated by the Greek word translated “substance” in Heb. Here's how you say it. Heb 11:1,6 Assurance of things hoped for conviction of things not seen, 2. The Christ himself said, “Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”. (Worrell) Now faith is an assurance of things hoped for, a sure persuasion of things not seen; (Amplified) Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title-deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality — faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses. Its Christ Jesus. Jn 20:30-31 these things are written that you may believe. The Word is Christ. The New Testament was written in Koine [common] Greek. And hearing through the word of Christ. to be Christ-like. I believe that. He stands under you. Just as repentance can be seen: Mt 3:7-8, so too "faith can be seen": Mt 9:2, 2. Even as we overcome this pandemic in 2020. ), to place or set under. The Greek word, which is translated as faith, is pistis (noun) and believe, is translated from pistevo (verb). Literally, the Greek is a lot like saying "have faith of God", which is pretty ambiguous in English or Greek. Actually, "evidence" is a good translation of it, but it can also be translated "proof." I linked in from my search on assurance. When you own property, you are given a ‘title-deed’ to prove your ownership . An ownership of sorts, conveyed prior to our ever seeing our new possession. Thus, he would have assurance. faith is an assurance, a confirmation, a title deed, a substance, a confident expectation of things hoped for. It basically means "firm persuasion" and "conviction based upon hearing." I refer to my Greek commentaries – Kenneth Wuest, Marvin Vincent, AT Robertson, and Expositors. We can see in sacrament the root that led to words like sacred. This is taking the word, hupostasis, in its traditional sense of ‘material substance’ and using it metaphorically to mean spiritual treasure.) It is translated: confidence, persuaded, convinced, confident, obey, and trust. Also, I think I agree with you somewhat on the circular argument comment at the beginning. These verses also have language that leads credence to the use of title-deed or some other legal variant. A: Read St. John’s Gospel, chapter VI. Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward …. This Person/Hypostasis IS the under-girding (substance) of The Hope. Kyle – What is the nature of the book? On the whole, the Rev. We love you. 4. Paul is talking about the ‘reality or essence’ of his actual boasting, and not his ‘confidence’ of boasting. Doubt translates a Greek word that means literally to "double think" or to divide the mind between different possibilities. 2 Corinthians 9:4 “…otherwise if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we–not to speak of you–will be put to shame by this (reality).”  The whole context of the passage is the exhortation to the Corinthians to let down Paul in his boasting of them. The key is furnished by verse 27 , as seeing him who is invisible. If the answers to our prayers are not forthcoming at once, let us rest content with the title-deed, which God has given us, namely, a Holy Spirit energized act of faith. So the Word spoken by God (the Father) is Christ. The word is mentioned together with such other personifications as elpis (Hope), sophrosyne (Prudence), and the charites, who were all associated with honesty and harmony among people. fidelity, faithfulness . Moses heard from the bush, Samuel heard the Lord in the Temple as a boy. (RSV) Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. I want to absorb this and respond intelligently. The Greek Word for ‘Faith’ – Kenneth Wuest. So our “relationship” with God must be in All Three Persons, not “a” (one) personal relationship. The word “faith” is translated from the Greek piʹstis, primarily conveying the thought of confidence, trust, firm persuasion.Depending on the context, the Greek word may also be understood to mean “faithfulness” or “fidelity.” —1Th 3:7; Tit 2:10. Jesus said, “I AM The Way, The Truth, and The Life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” If The Father speaks his Word to our hearts it must come through Jesus Christ. versions have “substance.”  In Hebrews 11:1 it has the meaning of “confidence, assurance” (RV), marg., “the giving substance to,” AV, “substance,” something that could not equally be expressed by elpis, “hope.”  It also may signify a title-deed, as giving a guarantee, or reality. Hebrews 11:1 has so intrigued me that I am trying to understand it, looking at the tenses n the Greek transliteration. Faith "stands under" our hope, is the foundation of our hope: Rom 8:24.25, c. Faith is the "title-deed" our pledge to things hoped: Heb 3:14, 2. fidelity, faithfulness . In other words, “that which underlies what is apparent.” that which is the basis of something, the ESSENCE. See on Hebrews 1:3 and 3:14. No one has ever seen any evidence for evolution it is purely theory, b. The usage in early secular documents throws light upon its meaning. The same root letters pronounced in a slightly different way as “aman” can mean, “to build up”, “support”, “to foster”, “nurse”, “firm”, “faithful”, “to trust”, “believe”, “to be permanent”, “quiet”, “to be true”, “certain”, in both Hebrew and Aramaic. One of the reasons for this difficulty is the use of the Greek word ‘hupostasis’. A new possession gained by a divine approval, and bestowed upon a cultivated hope. Faith is the God given ownership of your hopes, received prior to your taking full possession. Confidence, Assurance, Substance, and Title-deed – what kind of word is this that can be translated with such diverse meanings? Am I correct in saying it this way. Again, this ‘reality’ may not be an actual ‘substance,’ but it must be sufficiently real and distinct in the mind of God for Him to consider it as ‘evidence of things not seen.’ Apparently, the Holman Christian Standard Bible agrees with this word choice because they also use it in their recent translation. All of the above words have very precise meanings. Strong’s #3982 ‘peiqw’ – used 52 times in the N.T., 4 times in Hebrews. Faith is the foundation/under-girding to expect, the evidence/proof of things unseen. The writer of Hebrews states that, “Faith is the ‘hupostasis’ of things hoped for…”  As you can see, the translation of this word is critical to the understanding of this verse, and to the overall understanding of faith. In other words, “that which underlies what is apparent.”  Amplified a bit further, it is that which, though perhaps unseen, exists beneath and supports what is visible. the state of being persuaded of something: belief, confidence, assurance trust in a commercial sense: credit faithfulness, honesty, trustworthiness, fidelity that which gives assurance: treaty, oath, guarantee means of persuasion: argument, proof that which is entrusted ANSWER: Deut 30:10-14, c. V17 faith comes from hearing the word of Christ, 2. God bless. Rex, I’ll hold off on your first question about how the virtue of the Person of Christ is transferred. They are words indeed, but not The Word. Man’s desire and God’s promise to satisfy that desire come together in the operation of faith. This is because of the special connotations of the word, emunah, in Hebrew. And if we keep headed on this course – then all the other fruits of faith come along as well i.e. The man who trusts God is he who casts all his hopes for the present and future on God. So how do we participate in Christ? (Noli) Now faith gives us confidence in what we hope for, and insight in what we cannot see. a. Pistis b. Pisteou c. Elips d. Poneros. Hupostasis is the word chosen to describe the heart reality of hope’s promise. (God’s Word) Faith assures us of the things we expect and convinces us of the existence of things we cannot see. It then has the sense of a foundation. Not satisfied with the decision of a lower court, she determined to take her case to a higher court in Alexandria. Fr. If all we needed was to hear and find faith then wouldn’t that be tyrannical, if not done right evil, to send him to die? And I have 30 or so translations to get a feel for the verse. I wanted to get permission, but didn’t see where to get it on here. You accept by faith the word of the operator that the order is ready, b. It basically means "firm persuasion" and "conviction based upon hearing." Girdlestone also points out that “faith (aman)” is connected to “truth” (emunah: as was pointed out by another’s comments) as “trust (bathach, as well as four other Hebrew words used, but with not nearly as much frequency)” is related to “hope.” The following are his conclusions about the preeminence of faith (believing) over hope (trusting) with primary regard to our standing with God: “…The man who believes God is he who, having received a revelation from Him, realizes it, and acts upon it as true. We have to become part of him tangibly and intangibly, in body and soul. A. (3) By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible. The next verse tells us, “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.”, Well, aren’t the Scriptures also the word? Thank you Rex. (Cotton Patch) Now faith is the turning of dreams into deeds; it is betting your life on the unseen realities. If this were the case then we have no need of an Incarnation. True faith is obedience to the Word of God and the voice of God. All things were made by “him” and without “him” was not anything made that was made. 9.1", "denarius") All Search Options [view abbreviations] Home Collections/Texts Perseus Catalog Research Grants Open Source About Help. The wordings have a very technical businesslike tone, and seem to point toward some type of heavenly transaction. Substance, as used by these translators, is substantial nature; the real nature of a thing which underlies and supports its outward form or properties. Thank you so much! Faith sees what is and what will be. Hupostasis can be seen as the unseen support of that which is standing in clear view. Thanks. You can own something that you do not see, and it is no less yours. Rex. The verb form of pi'stis is pisteuo, which is often translated into English versions of the New Testament as 'believe'. Jn 12:42-43 many believed but would not confess the name of Jesus, 4. God places within us the ‘heart reality’ of our promised hope. No-one can take this from you . 11:1 ). The Greek word translated here as "evidence" is elegchos. The word ‘confidence’ is a poor translation choice. She sent her slave to that city, with the legal documents safely encased in a stone box. Confidence has nothing to do with it. I am not an expert on the Greek and the tenses. Furthermore, the Son was sent to bring us to The Father. Only when we first have this ‘something’ can we then ‘act’ accordingly. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, the same was in the beginning with God. Making it become visible at the appointed time? God bless you all contributors and commenters. Q: Does God (the Father) give us faith by speaking His Word to our hearts? Faith is an assurance by God of our hopes. Entry for 'Faith' - Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words - One of 28 Bible dictionaries freely available, this timeless classic, with over 3,400 entries, is THE reference guide to New Testament Greek words Hebrews 11:1 is the one verse in the Bible that best defines faith. Our obedience (“the obedience of/that is faith”) substantiates our assertion that we have hope; our obedience is evidence that we are seeing/looking to unseen things. Blue letter bible is and greek for new testament is assuming that the many and the tree of the garden, and how you, god transfers the. 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