2 Peter 1:1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 Peter 1:5; For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge.
We need to fully explain a words meaning by its usage.
First let us look at some dictionary meanings.
The “gospel” content of the word “faith”.
“The content of what is (and should be) believed about the good news of Jesus’ way of salvation.”
Faith
A central theological concept representing the correct relationship to God. Heb. ʾmn and Gk. pisteúein demand a variety of renderings besides belief, faith, and trust, especially faithfulness. They may be used for God or human beings. A continuing question involves distinguishing personal faith with which a person believes and “the faith” with an objective content, something to be believed.
faith, explicit; Faith in that of which one has knowledge. Thus the term may be understood as referring to what one professes to believe because of what is known.
faith, gift of; The recognition that faith comes as unmerited benevolence from God’s Spirit (1 Cor. 12:8–9) and not as a result of human efforts (Eph. 2:8–9).
faith, habit (disposition) of; The God-given capacity for humans to have faith and be incorporated into Jesus Christ in a new relationship of salvation. It is given by the Holy Spirit.
disposition
■ noun
1: a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.
▶an inclination or tendency.
2: the way in which something is placed or arranged.
▶(dispositions) the stationing of troops ready for military action.
3: Law the transfer of property or money to someone, in particular by bequest.
4: the power to deal with something as one pleases.
▶archaic the determination of events by divine power.
The concept of faith is significant for the ot, but it becomes even more important in the nt. Where, the idea of faith is expressed most often with the Greek word πίστις (pistis, “faith”) and closely related to the concept of hope (ἐλπίς, elpis). The ntcommunicates some of its most important theological concepts with pistis: the faithfulness (pistis) of God (e.g., Rom 3:3); the faithfulness (pistis) of Jesus the Messiah (e.g., Gal 2:16); and human faith (pistis)
in God and/or Jesus as the Messiah (e.g. Rom 10:9).
Faith is one of the most theologically charged concepts in the nt. Where the most common word used to express this concept is πίστις (pistis, “faith”), which can express two different aspects of the concept of faith: “trust, belief” and “faithfulness.” It is important to Jesus that people have faith. When the disciples are faithless in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus characteristically calls them “ones of little faith” (ὀλιγόπιστος, oligopistos; e.g., Matt 6:30). Moreover, Jesus makes the famous statement, “All things are possible for the one who believes (πιστεύω, pisteuō; Mark 9:23).” While the whole nt emphasizes the concept of faith, Romans 10:9 is particularly significant: “If you confess with your mouth ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe (pisteuō) in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Faith in Jesus is inextricably bound up with salvation. Hebrews 11:1 ties together the concepts of faith and hope: “Now, faith (pistis) is the substance of things hoped for (ἐλπίζω, elpizō), the evidence of things that are not seen.” Faith is the assurance confirming that the things hoped for by this faith are well-founded and trustworthy. The subsequent passage (Heb 11:1–12:1) lays out the importance of faith by giving examples of faithful people from Old Testament history.
The word “faith” occurs in a variety of expressions: “in good faith” (Heb. be˓emeṯ; Judg. 9:15–16, 19), a “breach of faith” (ma˓al; Lev. 6:2 [MT 5:21]), “full of faith” (Acts 6:5; 11:24), “of little faith,” i.e., without confidence that God would provide for the basic human needs (Matt. 6:30; cf. 14:31; 16:8 for the small degree of trust the disciples placed in Jesus’ power), a “door of faith” (Acts 14:27), the “word of faith” (Rom. 10:8), the “spirit of faith” (2 Cor. 4:13), the “shield of faith” (Eph. 6:16), and the “breastplate of faith” (1 Thess. 5:8). The Old Testament also portrays faith as undergirding human relationships (e.g., Judg. 9:15). Basically, however, both the Old and the New Testament view faith as mankind’s trust in God.
Believing God takes faith (Genesis 15:6)
Only a small amount of faith is needed (Luke 17:6)
Faith is needed for salvation (Romans 3:28)
Faith puts us in a right relationship with God (Romans 5:1)
Faith comes from hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17)
Accept the person who has weak faith (Romans 14:1)
Christianity is the only true faith (Ephesians 4:5)
Faith is hoping in what is not seen (Hebrews 11:1)
Faith accompanies obedience to God (Hebrews 11:7–12)
Faith Word Study (Kermit Rice)
FAITH
A Greeting
2 Peter 1:1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 Peter 1:5; For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge.
We need to fully explain a words meaning by its usage.
First let us look at some dictionary meanings.
The “gospel” content of the word “faith”.
“The content of what is (and should be) believed about the good news of Jesus’ way of salvation.”
Faith
A central theological concept representing the correct relationship to God. Heb. ʾmn and Gk. pisteúein demand a variety of renderings besides belief, faith, and trust, especially faithfulness. They may be used for God or human beings. A continuing question involves distinguishing personal faith with which a person believes and “the faith” with an objective content, something to be believed.
faith, explicit; Faith in that of which one has knowledge. Thus the term may be understood as referring to what one professes to believe because of what is known.
faith, gift of; The recognition that faith comes as unmerited benevolence from God’s Spirit (1 Cor. 12:8–9) and not as a result of human efforts (Eph. 2:8–9).
faith, habit (disposition) of; The God-given capacity for humans to have faith and be incorporated into Jesus Christ in a new relationship of salvation. It is given by the Holy Spirit.
disposition
■ noun
1: a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.
▶an inclination or tendency.
2: the way in which something is placed or arranged.
▶(dispositions) the stationing of troops ready for military action.
3: Law the transfer of property or money to someone, in particular by bequest.
4: the power to deal with something as one pleases.
▶archaic the determination of events by divine power.
The concept of faith is significant for the ot, but it becomes even more important in the nt. Where, the idea of faith is expressed most often with the Greek word πίστις (pistis, “faith”) and closely related to the concept of hope (ἐλπίς, elpis). The ntcommunicates some of its most important theological concepts with pistis: the faithfulness (pistis) of God (e.g., Rom 3:3); the faithfulness (pistis) of Jesus the Messiah (e.g., Gal 2:16); and human faith (pistis)
in God and/or Jesus as the Messiah (e.g. Rom 10:9).
Faith is one of the most theologically charged concepts in the nt. Where the most common word used to express this concept is πίστις (pistis, “faith”), which can express two different aspects of the concept of faith: “trust, belief” and “faithfulness.” It is important to Jesus that people have faith. When the disciples are faithless in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus characteristically calls them “ones of little faith” (ὀλιγόπιστος, oligopistos; e.g., Matt 6:30). Moreover, Jesus makes the famous statement, “All things are possible for the one who believes (πιστεύω, pisteuō; Mark 9:23).” While the whole nt emphasizes the concept of faith, Romans 10:9 is particularly significant: “If you confess with your mouth ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe (pisteuō) in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Faith in Jesus is inextricably bound up with salvation. Hebrews 11:1 ties together the concepts of faith and hope: “Now, faith (pistis) is the substance of things hoped for (ἐλπίζω, elpizō), the evidence of things that are not seen.” Faith is the assurance confirming that the things hoped for by this faith are well-founded and trustworthy. The subsequent passage (Heb 11:1–12:1) lays out the importance of faith by giving examples of faithful people from Old Testament history.
The word “faith” occurs in a variety of expressions: “in good faith” (Heb. be˓emeṯ; Judg. 9:15–16, 19), a “breach of faith” (ma˓al; Lev. 6:2 [MT 5:21]), “full of faith” (Acts 6:5; 11:24), “of little faith,” i.e., without confidence that God would provide for the basic human needs (Matt. 6:30; cf. 14:31; 16:8 for the small degree of trust the disciples placed in Jesus’ power), a “door of faith” (Acts 14:27), the “word of faith” (Rom. 10:8), the “spirit of faith” (2 Cor. 4:13), the “shield of faith” (Eph. 6:16), and the “breastplate of faith” (1 Thess. 5:8). The Old Testament also portrays faith as undergirding human relationships (e.g., Judg. 9:15). Basically, however, both the Old and the New Testament view faith as mankind’s trust in God.
Believing God takes faith (Genesis 15:6)
Only a small amount of faith is needed (Luke 17:6)
Faith is needed for salvation (Romans 3:28)
Faith puts us in a right relationship with God (Romans 5:1)
Faith comes from hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17)
Accept the person who has weak faith (Romans 14:1)
Christianity is the only true faith (Ephesians 4:5)
Faith is hoping in what is not seen (Hebrews 11:1)
Faith accompanies obedience to God (Hebrews 11:7–12)