Picking up where we left off in our discovery of "faith." Using the OT LXX of the Strong's numbering systems. I am adding this because of what I saw after posting part one of this section of study. With H530 and H529 but now expanding it just a bit: L) Nmi% (Nmi% YMN) ac: ? co: Right ab: ?: The right hand as the strong hand. The Hebrews oriented direction according to the rising sun therefore, the south is to the right.
V) Nmi% (Nmi% Y-MN) - Right: To turn or go to the right hand. [df: Nma] [freq. 5] (vf: Hiphil) |kjv: turn right| {str: 541, 3231}
So what can we acquire from this study? Faith is knowing our design and origin/identity/innocence this Father's righteousness and the keeping to the right course set before us.
Now for the NT and it's many word meanings for 'faith." With the Greek all depends of the suffix and prefix added to the base word to determine meaning and use. There are two shown in our search G3640 and G4102.
Our first encounter is in Matthew 6 verses 25 through 33, but we want verse 30 where "faith" first is used: "Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?, it being number G3640: ὀλιγόπιστος oligopistos ol-ig-op'-is-tos From G3641 [G3641 ὀλίγος oligos ol-ee'-gos Of uncertain affinity; puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat: - + almost, brief [-ly], few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while.] and G4102 [G4102 πίστις pistis
pis'-tis From G3982 [G3982 πείθω peithō pi'-tho A primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty): - agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) content, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.]; persuasion, that is, credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for furture salvation; abstractly constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself: - assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.]; incredulous, that is, lacking confidence (in Christ): - of little faith.
That was not as hard as I had made it to be. But for kicks lots look at the first usage of G4102, it being within the context of verses 5 through 13 of chapter 8, which is in verse 10, which reads: When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, 'Verily I say to you, I have not found so great faith (G4102), no, not in Israel.'"
The long and the short of this is that G4102 is the most used of these two. How do these two measure up with what the LXX says faith is? Or how the term redeemed or redemption is used, not within the context of either of these two passages. What comes first the cart or the horse, faith with redemption or faith with salvation? What took place on the Cross by way of fulfillment/completion to the Prophets and Psalms future as seen then and now some 2000+ years later? Has man's religion with its many systems uncovered the secret things of GOD or the mysteries spoken of by the LORD Jesus? No, in all truth they have not. That is our yoke of learning for it is within each of us, the kingdom of GOD that is, when we remain on the right path. We then enter His rest as promised.
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