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95721 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faith (2).3
primarily, "firm persuasion," a conviction based upon hearing (akin to peitho, "to persuade"), is used in the NT always of "faith in God or Christ, or things spiritual."
95722 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faith (2).4
… , "the faithfulness of God;" Galatians 5:22 (RV, "faithfulness"); Titus 2:10, "fidelity;" (c) by metonymy, what is believed, the contents of belief, the "faith," Acts 6:7; Acts 14 …
95723 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faith (2).5
… " was not God's promise (that was the occasion of its exercise); his "faith" rested on God Himself, Romans 4:17, 20, 21. See ASSURANCE, BELIEF, FAITHFULNESS, FIDELITY …
95724 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faith (2).6
… without faith," RV, for AV, "did not believe." (4) In Romans 3:25, the AV wrongly links "faith" with "in His blood," as if "faith" is reposed in the blood (i.e., the death) of Christ …
95725 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faithful, Faithfully, Faithless.1
Faithful, Faithfully, Faithless
95726 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faithful, Faithfully, Faithless.3
… " in God, rather than upon his "faithfulness." In John 20:27 the context requires the Active sense, as the Lord is reproaching Thomas for his want of "faith." See …
95727 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faithful, Faithfully, Faithless.4
With regard to believers, they are spoken of sometimes in the Active sense, sometimes in the Passive, i.e., sometimes as believers, sometimes as "faithful." See Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 155.
95728 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faithful, Faithfully, Faithless.5
… ) a faithful thing, whatsoever thou workest (ergazo)." That would not do as a translation. To do a "faithful" work is to do what is worthy of a "faithful" man. The AV gives …
95729 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faithfulness.1
Faithfulness
95730 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Faithfulness.2
* Note: This is not found in the AV. The RV corrects the AV "faith" to "faithfulness" in Romans 3:3; Galatians 5:22. See FAITH.
95731 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Fall, Fallen, Falling, Fell.7
… the faith. In papyri documents it is used politically of rebels. Note: For "mighty fall," Revelation 18:21, RV, see VIOLENCE.
95732 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Fall, Fallen, Falling, Fell.22
akin to A, No. 2, properly, "to fall in one's way" (para, "by"), signifies "to fall away" (from adherence to the realities and facts of the faith), Hebrews 6:6 .
95733 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Father.4
… through faith is the subject of NT revelation, and waited for the presence on earth of the Son, Matthew 11:27; John 17:25. The spiritual relationship is not universal …
95734 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Fidelity.3
"faith, faithfulness," is translated "fidelity" in Titus 2:10. See FAITH (b).
95735 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Fire.4
… the faith of saints, producing what will glorify the Lord:
95736 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Follow, Follow After.15
… , godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness, 1 Timothy 6:11; righteousness, faith, love, peace, 2 Timothy 2:22; peace and sanctification, Hebrews 12:14; peace, 1 Peter …
95737 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Food.3
… the faith than that of elementary instruction. The word is always rendered "food" in the RV, where the AV has "meat;" e.g., Matthew 3:4; Matthew 6:25; Matthew 10:10; Matthew …
95738 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Foreknow, Foreknowledge.5
… of faith which brings salvation. The Apostle Paul stresses especially the actual purposes of God rather than the ground of the purposes, see, e.g., Galatians …
95739 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Fornication, Fornicator.3
… Christian faith," Revelation 14:8; Revelation 17:2, 4; Revelation 18:3; Revelation 19:2; some suggest this as the sense in Revelation 2:21 .
95740 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Foundation, Founded.3
… the faith," Romans 15:20; 1 Corinthians 3:10, 11, 12; Ephesians 2:20, where the "of" is not subjective (i.e., consisting of the apostles and prophets), but objective, (i.e …