Faith what you didn't to know #4102, #faith, #pistis,  What does the bible say about faith? How do we know what faith is according to the bible? This why we need to have access to a concordance or lexicon so that we can look up the original words. 4102 pístis (from 3982/peithô, "persuade, be persuaded") – properly, persuasion (be persuaded, come to trust); faith.  Faith (4102/pistis) is always a gift from God, and never something that can be produced by people. In short, 4102/pistis ("faith") for the believer is "God's divine persuasion" – and therefore distinct from human belief (confidence), yet involving it. The Lord continuously births faith in the yielded believer so they can know what He prefers, i.e. the persuasion of His will (1 Jn 5:4).  [4102 (pistis) in secular antiquity referred to a guarantee (warranty). In Scripture, faith is God's warranty, certifying that the revelation He inbirthed will come to pass (His way).  Faith (4102/pistis) is also used collectively – of all the times God has revealed (given the persuasion of) His will, which includes the full revelation of Scripture (Jude 3). Indeed, God the Lord guarantees that all of this revelation will come to pass! Compare Mt 5:18 with 2 Tim 3:16.]  1. The root of 4102/pistis ("faith") is 3982/peithô ("to persuade, be persuaded") which supplies the core-meaning of faith ("divine persuasion"). It is God's warranty that guarantees the fulfillment of the revelation He births within the receptive believer (cf. 1 Jn 5:4 with Heb 11:1).  Faith (4102/pistis) is always received from God, and never generated by us. My favorite study resources https://biblehub.com/strongs.htm https://www.blueletterbible.org/ http://www.godrules.net/ Join the support team https://anchor.fm/anthony-wilson/support https://thelovethynayborpodcastnetwork.wordpress.com/ email [email protected] $awilson2273