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- When Paul was concerned with “faith,” he was caring about their trust in and commitment to God in Jesus Christ. We tend to think of “faith” as doctrine, “beliefs,” or religion (as in “faith” traditions), but for Paul it was all about a person—Jesus (see Gal 3:23, 25).
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Jun 3, 2020 · His letter-by-letter exploration of “faith” in Paul helpfully highlights the way in which Paul emphasizes one dimension of faith in the course of a single letter, whether “faithfulness” in 1 Thessalonians or “believing faith” in 1 and 2 Corinthians.
- Nijay Gupta
Jul 9, 2019 · Paul cites Genesis 15:6, which describes Abraham as being justified by “faith” (Romans 4:3). At first glance, it might seem that this passage might reinforce Luther’s view of salvation by faith alone.
Jan 21, 2020 · When Paul was concerned with “faith,” he was caring about their trust in and commitment to God in Jesus Christ. We tend to think of “faith” as doctrine, “beliefs,” or religion (as in “faith” traditions), but for Paul it was all about a person—Jesus (see Gal 3:23, 25).
Paul nowhere defines faith, but his doctrine, generally considered, resembles that of the Jewish Alexandrian school, which held it to be "the queen of virtues," "the only and undeceiving good, the consola-
Sep 22, 2023 · ‘Faith’ involves submitting to God’s will in trust… For Paul, true faith is ultimately sharing in the life-giving sacrificial love of Christ.” What is Faith? Faith in the theology of St. Paul can be examined from two perspectives: as a gift from God and as a human act.
Faith Language in Paul. Nijay K. Gupta, Paul and the Language of Faith (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2020. $34.99. pp. xiii. + 225. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7343-9). In this significant study Gupta probes the mean-ing of πίστις (or ‘faith’) language in Paul.
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The language of faith is ubiquitous in Paul’s letters and has a great range of meaning. The verb “to put one’s faith in” or “to believe” (the same Greek word, pisteuein , may be translated both ways) appears 49 times in the undisputed letters, while the noun “faith” (or “belief”) appears 93 times.
