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Disciple of Jesus
hmmm do you have any lexicon to support your assertion regarding the biblical meaning of pistis ?
My source says about word “pistis”:
1) conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it
1a) relating to God
1a1) the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ
1b) relating to Christ
1b1) a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God
1c) the religious beliefs of Christians
1d) belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same
2) fidelity, faithfulness
2a) the character of one who can be relied on
Raamattu.uskonkirjat.net
And as that shows, one meaning is fidelity, which means faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support. And I think it is obvious from the context also. In Bible, those who have had faith, were loyal to God, they heard the message from God, believed it and were loyal to God. Examples of this are in Heb. 11:7-40. In all the cases, person heard, believed the message and then was loyal (faithful).
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