Podcasts about Pistis

Every human has faith, naturally.Every believer has faith, divinely.Romans 12:1-3 NKJV[1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you presentyour bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is yourreasonable service. [2] And do not be conformed to this world, but betransformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is thatgood and acceptable and perfect will of God. [3] For I say, through the gracegiven to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself morehighly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to eachone a measure of faith.hRomans 12:3- The Greek word "metron" (measure) implies a determined extent or portion- "Pistis" (faith) in this context refers to both saving faith and the capacity forspiritual trust/serviceFaith is real, substantial, measurable, alive.Example: Exercise challengeFaith is like a muscle.1. Even if all I have is a mustard seed of Faith, If I plant it (use it) it willgrow to mountain moving proportions!Story of the talentsMatthew 25:14-27 MSG[14-18] “It's also like a man going off on an extended trip. He called hisservants together and delegated responsibilities. To one he gave fivethousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, dependingon their abilities. Then he left.......,' [24-25] “The servant given one thousandsaid, ‘Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, thatyou demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I mightdisappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money.[26-27] “The master was furious. ‘That's a terrible way to live! It's criminal tolive cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do lessthan the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest thesum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.But what about doubt?The Father's Cry (Mark 9:24)In a deeply human moment, a father seeking healing for his son criesout to Jesus, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" This shortverse powerfully captures the coexistence of faith and doubt.Personal Faith Story...What can we do? What should we do?Love the Word.Feed your Faith - Read the Word, meditate on the Word, come to church &hear the Word, and hear the Word and hear the WordHit the gym (of life - Gym life yo! Don't skip leg day!)When it's all said and done, It's not even about what Faith can help us obtain.It's about learning to trust God. That's the part that pleases our heavenlyFather! The real prize Is an assurance in the Divine God, greater thanwhatever we may be experiencing in this world.Now, that is something that cannot be taken from us, even in eternity.

Every human has faith, naturally.Every believer has faith, divinely.Romans 12:1-3 NKJV[1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you presentyour bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is yourreasonable service. [2] And do not be conformed to this world, but betransformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is thatgood and acceptable and perfect will of God. [3] For I say, through the gracegiven to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself morehighly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to eachone a measure of faith.hRomans 12:3- The Greek word "metron" (measure) implies a determined extent or portion- "Pistis" (faith) in this context refers to both saving faith and the capacity forspiritual trust/serviceFaith is real, substantial, measurable, alive.Example: Exercise challengeFaith is like a muscle.1. Even if all I have is a mustard seed of Faith, If I plant it (use it) it willgrow to mountain moving proportions!Story of the talentsMatthew 25:14-27 MSG[14-18] “It's also like a man going off on an extended trip. He called hisservants together and delegated responsibilities. To one he gave fivethousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, dependingon their abilities. Then he left.......,' [24-25] “The servant given one thousandsaid, ‘Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, thatyou demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I mightdisappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money.[26-27] “The master was furious. ‘That's a terrible way to live! It's criminal tolive cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do lessthan the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest thesum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.But what about doubt?The Father's Cry (Mark 9:24)In a deeply human moment, a father seeking healing for his son criesout to Jesus, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" This shortverse powerfully captures the coexistence of faith and doubt.Personal Faith Story...What can we do? What should we do?Love the Word.Feed your Faith - Read the Word, meditate on the Word, come to church &hear the Word, and hear the Word and hear the WordHit the gym (of life - Gym life yo! Don't skip leg day!)When it's all said and done, It's not even about what Faith can help us obtain.It's about learning to trust God. That's the part that pleases our heavenlyFather! The real prize Is an assurance in the Divine God, greater thanwhatever we may be experiencing in this world.Now, that is something that cannot be taken from us, even in eternity.

The last fruit of the Spirit we address in this series from Galatians 5:22,23 is that of faithfulness, although it ends up not being a discussion on faithfulness at all, since that word "faithfulness" is an inaccurate translation from the Greek into English.  The Greek word, PISTIS, doesn't mean faithfulness, but rather FAITH.  Therefore, this discussion addresses the mandate of 2 Corinthians 5:7, that "the righteous shall LIVE BY FAITH!"  And living by faith is supposed to cover every area of life: Peace of mind, health, finances, as well as salvation itself.  Learn more in this teaching what it means to walk by faith and not by sight.    

Marti, Septembrie 17 - Sf. Mc. Sofia si cele trei fiice ale sale: Pistis, Agapis si Elpis

"Bassa was the wife of a pagan priest, but she was secretly a Christian and brought her sons up in a Christian spirit. Her husband hated her for her faith, and handed her over to the judge for torture, together with her sons. After harsh torture, her sons were beheaded (it is thought, in Edessa in Macedonia). Bassa was filled with joy to see her sons thus gloriously finish their martyr's course for Christ, and herself went with yet greater desire from torture to torture. When she was thrown into the sea, angels appeared to her and took her to an island in the Sea of Marmara, where she was slain with the sword under Maximian. Thus holy Bassa was in a twofold manner made worthy of the Kingdom of Christ: as a martyr and as the mother of martyrs." (Prologue)

BELIEVE, (Gr. Pisteuo) to be persuaded, accept as truth, commit to, trust in, have faith in FAITH, (Gr. Pistis) persuasion, conviction of a truth, reliance on, assurance, to believe Faith is a spiritual reality and believing is the human response in this realm.

Welcome to “STEP into God's Mission,” a weekly devotional designed to help families explore God's heart for the world! In this episode, we will explore John 3:16 to help us learn why God wants to spread his kingdom. Listeners are invited to discuss what they know about missionaries and will learn that anyone can be a missionary. Families are invited to pray for Pistis, a school in Nairobi Kenya for children of seminary students.Episode Scripture:“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” -John 3:16 (NIV)

Faith That Is Alive (Zao Pistis) | Rev. Chris Wilson A. by Calvary International Christian Centre

Cub Kuker Supernatural Podcast EP420 "Sophia of Jesus Christ" is a Gnostic text that presents Sophia, a divine figure representing wisdom, in dialogue with Jesus Christ. In this text, Sophia seeks understanding about the origin and purpose of humanity, asking Jesus for clarity on spiritual matters. Jesus reveals hidden knowledge about the nature of the universe, the soul's journey, and the importance of transcending ignorance to attain enlightenment. The text emphasizes Sophia's role in the cosmic order and her quest for wisdom and spiritual awakening, highlighting themes of divine knowledge, redemption, and the pursuit of higher consciousness. The Perfect Savior, in a discourse to his disciples, speaks of profound spiritual truths. He refers to the First Begetter Father as 'Adam, Eye of Light,' originating from radiant Light and joined by holy angels in a realm of ineffable joy. The Kingdom of the Son of Man, known as 'Son of God,' is described as filled with boundless joy and unchanging jubilation, celebrating an imperishable glory never before revealed. The disciples inquire about the descent from the immortal realms to the mortal world. The Perfect Savior explains that the Son of Man, in union with Sophia (Wisdom), emanated a great androgynous light. This divine being, named 'Savior, Begetter of All Things,' and 'All-Begettress Sophia' or 'Pistis,' sends souls into the mortal world to be protected. The forgetfulness of these souls is orchestrated by the will of Sophia to reveal truths about the arrogance and blindness of the Almighty. The Perfect Savior claims to come from higher realms, breaking free from forgetfulness and ignorance. He awakens souls sent by Sophia, enabling them to bear fruit, attain perfection, and reunite with the divine. He urges his disciples to receive Light, break free from the authorities' forgetfulness, and overcome challenges imposed by worldly distractions. This video represents my personal opinion but what do you think? Leave me a comment… _________________________________________

Les Genevois se prononceront, le 3 mars prochain, sur l'imposition des véhicules. D'un côté, une initiative de l'UDC et du MCG pour diminuer de moitié, cet impôt. De l'autre, un contre-projet voté par le Grand Conseil, qui prévoit une taxation en fonction du poids mais aussi des émissions de CO2 du véhicule. Sandro Pistis, le chef du groupe MCG au Grand Conseil, était invité de Béatrice Rul, à 7h30, sur Radio Lac.L'impôt sur les véhicules est actuellement calculé, à Genève, en fonction de la puissance du calcul. Plus il est puissant, plus vous payez. Et vous, avec l'UDC, vous souhaitez diviser par deux, notre facture, quel que soit le véhicule. Ce n'est pas open bar, mais open gaz à la pollution… "En 2002, le grand Conseil a voté un projet de loi qui a fait passé du simple, au triple, l'impôt sur les véhicules moteur. Ce qui a impacté le pouvoir d'achat des ménages genevois. Le MCG a déposé à plusieurs reprises des projets de loi, mais qui n'ont pas trouvé de majorité au Grand Conseil. Nous avons donc lancé cette initiative avec l'UDC pour diminuer l'impôt sur les véhicules à moteur.

I discuss Frye and the Bible, Nietzsche and Zarathustra. Meaning and purpose in suffering and chaos. Uncertainty is manageable with trust. Pistis. Sraddham.

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Our mission with the "620 Life Podcast" is to inspire and empower individuals to transform their lives through gratitude, encouraging positivity, and cultivating a grateful heart. Join us on this incredible journey by subscribing to the podcast and sharing the message of gratitude with others. Together, let's create a world filled with genuine appreciation and joy! Please help share by: 1. Please share on X(formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, Snap Chat and any other platform. 2. Please share using hashtags such as #620life 3. Please visit www.620lifepodcast.com 4. Feel free to ask any questions and I will be glad to try and answer them. ***Contacts*** Donations for costs(via Paypal): rbennett2018@windstream.net www.620lifepodcast.com 620lifepodcast@gmail.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/620LifePodcasst/?show_switched_toast=0&show_invite_to_follow=0&show_switched_tooltip=0&show_podcast_settings=0&show_community_review_changes=0&show_community_rollback=0&show_follower_visibility_disclosure=0 ***CREDITS*** Logos by: "Simply by Rae" Instagram and Etsy. (@simplybyrae)” https://www.etsy.com/shop/SimplyByRae Solemn Choral Piece No. 1 by Steven O'Brien | https://www.steven-obrien.net/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

”Move your Mountains with Pistis Faith” / Michael W. Smith / Omegaman Episode 10453 Recorded 9-18-2023 on OMEGAMAN  omegamanradio.com www.hardcorechristianity.com  

”Move your Mountains with Pistis Faith” / Michael W. Smith / Omegaman Episode 10453 Recorded 9-18-2023 on OMEGAMAN  omegamanradio.com www.hardcorechristianity.com    

"Bassa was the wife of a pagan priest, but she was secretly a Christian and brought her sons up in a Christian spirit. Her husband hated her for her faith, and handed her over to the judge for torture, together with her sons. After harsh torture, her sons were beheaded (it is thought, in Edessa in Macedonia). Bassa was filled with joy to see her sons thus gloriously finish their martyr's course for Christ, and herself went with yet greater desire from torture to torture. When she was thrown into the sea, angels appeared to her and took her to an island in the Sea of Marmara, where she was slain with the sword under Maximian. Thus holy Bassa was in a twofold manner made worthy of the Kingdom of Christ: as a martyr and as the mother of martyrs." (Prologue)

"Bassa was the wife of a pagan priest, but she was secretly a Christian and brought her sons up in a Christian spirit. Her husband hated her for her faith, and handed her over to the judge for torture, together with her sons. After harsh torture, her sons were beheaded (it is thought, in Edessa in Macedonia). Bassa was filled with joy to see her sons thus gloriously finish their martyr's course for Christ, and herself went with yet greater desire from torture to torture. When she was thrown into the sea, angels appeared to her and took her to an island in the Sea of Marmara, where she was slain with the sword under Maximian. Thus holy Bassa was in a twofold manner made worthy of the Kingdom of Christ: as a martyr and as the mother of martyrs." (Prologue)

Nietzsche's Eternal Return or amor fati. Psychology for our now. How do we navigate suffering or absurdity? Acceptance, radical empiricism informed by MetaModern aesthetics. Free energy to Friston. Cittamatra. Yogacara. Evaluation. Judgement. Pistis: trust/faith. Sraddha: devotion, confidence, and commitment.

Review of Brent J. Schmidt, Relational Faith: The Transformation and Restoration of Pistis as Knowledge, Trust, Confidence, and Covenantal Faithfulness (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2022). 356 pages, $21.95 (softcover). Abstract: Brent Schmidt builds on his earlier book on relational grace by tackling the topic of relational faith. For those interested in historical trends in religious […] The post A Restoration of Paul's Understanding of Faith as a Relationship of Action first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

Review of Brent J. Schmidt, Relational Faith: The Transformation and Restoration of Pistis as Knowledge, Trust, Confidence, and Covenantal Faithfulness (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2022). 356 pages, $21.95 (softcover). Abstract: Brent Schmidt builds on his earlier book on relational grace by tackling the topic of relational faith. For those interested in historical trends in religious […] The post A Restoration of Paul's Understanding of Faith as a Relationship of Action first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

Review of Brent J. Schmidt, Relational Faith: The Transformation and Restoration of Pistis as Knowledge, Trust, Confidence, and Covenantal Faithfulness (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2022). 356 pages, $21.95 (softcover). Abstract: Brent Schmidt builds on his earlier book on relational grace by tackling the topic of relational faith. For those interested in historical trends in religious […] The post A Restoration of Paul's Understanding of Faith as a Relationship of Action first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

Dr. Kevin McFadden delivers the first lecture of the 2023 Rice Lecture Series.

What is Faith?The expression “just have faith, it will work out” is used by people to encourage and comfort someone facing serious problems or stressful situations. But just what is faith as described in the Bible, and does it really work? In the New Testament the English word faith is used to translate the Greek word pistis. The New Strong's Expanded Dictionary of Bible Words says, “Pistis is used of belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same. ‘Faith' means trust, confidence, assurance, and belief” (p. 1315).The Bible also defines pistis in Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”Faith is the substance or assurance of things we hope for, but have not yet received. Faith (confidence, belief, trust) is also our evidence of that which is not seen—the invisible spiritual things. Faith comes before a prayer is answered or before an individual has received what he or she has requested from God. If we have received what we asked for, then faith is not needed.What is faith? A New Testament example.An example of this definition is found in Matthew 9:27-30 where two blind men came to Jesus and asked Him to heal them. Jesus first asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” and their reply was, “Yes, Lord.” “Then He touched their eyes saying, ‘According to your faith let it be to you.' And their eyes were opened.”Their faith and assurance that Jesus could give them sight was the substance or reality they hoped for. It also gave them the evidence or trust that they would receive what they asked for. They believed; that is, they had faith in advance that it would be done.An Old Testament example of faithAnother example is that of Daniel's three friends who refused to bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar's image of gold. Those who refused to bow to the image were threatened with being thrown into a fiery pit alive.The three young Jewish men (Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego) who refused to bow to the image told King Nebuchadnezzar: “If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up” (Daniel 3:17-18).They did not know in advance how God would deliver them from the fiery furnace, whether at that time by saving their physical lives or later in the resurrection. Their faith or trust was the substance of what they hoped for, and it was the evidence of that which was not yet seen or received.Their faith or trust was built on serving God and obeying His commandments. They believed God would deliver them because they obeyed His commandments and did not bow down to worship any others gods.Faith without works is deadThe apostle James, the half-brother of Jesus Christ, uses the example of Abraham, who had both faith and works because he believed God and he obeyed what God commanded him to do.“Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?” (James 2:21-22).Real faith is more than just believing in God alone. It includes acting on that faith in one's life by serving God and obeying His commandments.Some may argue that James' teaching that we should obey the commandments of God is teaching that we are saved by works. That is not the case. The apostle Paul makes this clear when he says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).Paul clearly understood and wrote that no one could earn salvation and that faith itself is a gift from God. Yet in the very next verse he went on to say that we are God's “workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (verse 10).Like James, Paul knew living faith would be accompanied by service and obedience to God and His laws. Paul wrote in Romans 3:31, “Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.”What is the difference between faith and belief?Many in Christianity today use the words faith and belief interchangeably. But is there a difference between these words in the Bible?Generally they are synonymous, and sometimes they are translated from the same Greek word. Actually, the only time the word belief appears in the New King James Version of the Bible, it is translated from pistis, the word for faith (2 Thessalonians 2:13).But the word believe can carry a different shade of meaning.The apostle James wrote in his epistle about what he called dead faith. Dead faith is when one believes in God, but does not obey His commandments.James wrote, “You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?” (James 2:19-20, emphasis added).Here believe is translated from a related Greek word, pisteuo. James contrasts simple belief with living faith.As Christians, we must strive for living faith—belief in God demonstrated by good works according to His laws and commandments. If we simply believe in Jesus Christ, believe that God exists and believe that He is the Creator God, we're on the same level of belief as the demons!But if our belief in these things inspires us to be obedient to God and changes the way we live our life, then we truly have faith and will be considered faithful if we consistently increase and grow in our relationship with God.God gives faith to those who seek itFaith is increased by drawing closer to God through prayer and the study of His Word, the Bible.Paul told the Philippians to “be anxious for nothing [don't worry], but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7).The members of the Church of God in Philippi believed God's Word, and they obeyed His commandments. As they listened and followed Paul's instruction on giving their cares to God in believing prayer, their faith (belief and trust) was increased.Another way faith is increased is by reading or hearing examples of faith in the Bible publicly expounded. This is mentioned in Romans 10:17. “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”Today, we have the complete Word of God in many different translations. The Bible is God's inspired Word to mankind. When we read the Bible, our faith (confidence and assurance) in God and Jesus Christ to answer our prayers and bring us through impossible situations increases.What is faith? To summarize, faith is trust, assurance and confidence in God and Jesus Christ. Living faith is not just believing that God exists. It is demonstrated by one's service and obedience to God.God will increase our faith if we fervently ask Him for it and seek to draw closer to Him in prayer and the reading of His Word.Please support The Podcast By Visiting The Amazon Affiliate Links:A Faith That Will Not Fail: 10 Practices to Build Up Your Faith When Your World Is Falling Apart:https://amzn.to/3JNvxTaHe Gets Us: Experiencing the confounding love, forgiveness, and relevance of Jesus:https://amzn.to/3FvgCuh

1 John 5:1-5Rev. Erik Veerman3/5/2023Love, Obedience, the World, and DoctrineWe are on the home stretch in our study of 1 John - the last chapter. We should wrap up before Easter. And, by the way, after Easter we'll spend a little time in 2nd and 3rd John. They are both single chapter books and some of the themes continue, so it seems like a good time to continue.Before we read, let me summarize the book so far. That will actually be helpful for this morning's text.John has been writing to his church. They are his beloved children in the faith. He is their spiritual father in this world. At this point in time, at the end of the first century, John is the last living disciple of Jesus. He's in his 90s.John has an urgency in his writing. That's because false beliefs and false teachers and worldly living had infiltrated the church. And it was a big problem. The false teaching was striking at the heart of the Christian faith – the person of Jesus. And furthermore, unrighteous living had crept in. All of this was causing division, confusion, and for the true believers, discouragement.So, what was John's response?Well in chapter 1, he first established his credibility as an apostle of Jesus, and he established the credibility of Jesus – the Word of life.Also in chapter 1, John presented his thesis for the whole book. God is light and we need to be walking in the light - walking in truth and grace. So that was chapter 1.In chapter 2, we were presented with four themes that John has come back to over and over. Obedience, love, the world, and true beliefs about Jesus. Those were the 4 life tests. And the point of the tests was to give assurance to true believers and to unsettle unbelievers. So that the believer would be encouraged in the faith and the unbeliever would come to faith.As we got to chapter 3, John introduced what it means to be born of God. If you are a true believer, as the life tests affirmed, then you are a child of God. That comes with great blessings, immediate and eternal.In the rest of chapter 3 and into chapter 4, John took those main themes and applied them in his readers' lives. And he helped them evaluate teaching based on them. Again, the themes or categories are obedience, love, the world, and the content of belief. Up to this point, John had been switching back and forth between each theme.But here in chapter 5, John brings these themes together.As I read, I want you to listen for how he does that. How John merges all that he has taught them.Please turn to 1 John 5:1-5. In the pew Bibles, you can find that on page 1213.StandReading of 1 John 5:1-5PrayerOur study of 1 John has been very provocative. Recently, I heard someone say that they came to faith in Christ when they read the book of 1 John. As we've seen it's very penetrating. You can't escape the apostle John's clear delineation of what's true and good, versus what is false and evil.And I'll have to say, I've been convicted on multiple occasions as we've journeyed through the apostle John's letter.Let me ask you, what has convicted your heart? What has challenged you as we've delved into this first century situation and sought to apply it today?Has it been the call to love one another? There are days when that is challenging.What about God's call to obedience? Are you overwhelmed with what God has commanded in his Word? I mean, it's pretty extensive. The Scriptures address not just our words and actions but our heart motivations. Or is it the influence and temptation the world? Are you in love with the world, as John asks? Or the things in the world? Or have you found that the world's skewed priorities and secular philosophies have crept into your life? I can say, I've felt that weight. In one sense, we're all affected by the world around us in unknown ways. And when those get revealed, it's a painful realization of how easily we are shaped by the culture.Or have your foundational beliefs about God, or Jesus, or the Gospel been challenged (in a good way)? Have you had to rethink or recommit yourself to what the Scriptures teach about truth and God as light?Which of those categories has been most convicting? …the call to love, to obey? Is it to reject the world's priorities and teaching, or the call to belief and truth?One thing's for sure, John has been perfectly clear and precise. But he's also been very loving. He has assured us over and over that despite our sin, God is forgiving. He's been clear that the life test are about whether the pattern in your life reflects the truth and God's love. And John has been really clear about the Gospel. If we believe in Christ as Lord and Savior, we are his. Even though sin is still present in us, we are forgiven. We are his children – born of God. He abides in us and we in him. What a beautiful revelation of how we are blessed as sons and daughters together in Christ, as he abides in us.And this morning, what the apostle does is to bring all of these themes together. Everything that he has been teaching, he weaves together into one cord. What he shows is how each reality of true faith is dependent on and works together with the other realities of true faith. Our obedience, our love, our holding the world at bay, and our beliefs.I am a bad golfer. And golf is bad for me. It kind of reverses my sanctification. In fact, I can't even remember the last time I played. The thing that is hard about golf is putting all the mechanics of your golf swing together. How you hold the club, your stance, keeping your left arm straight, your right elbow in, your head in a steady position, making sure your wrists turn just the right amount, keeping your eyes on the ball, having a steady backswing, accelerating the club head at the right rate for the right distance, rotating your torso, and being sure to follow through! Plus all of the mental stuff that goes along with golf.What I've heard is that the more you work on your golf game, the more natural it gets. Your swing becomes second nature. All of the mechanics start to work together. You see, as we mature in Christ, each aspect of our faith begins to merge together into a beautiful picture of grace and a reflection of Christ.The love with which we love God and others merges with our pursuit of righteousness in heart and mind, which merges with a deeper and more faithful understanding of what the Scriptures teach about God and salvation, which merges with our sensitivity to the temptations of the world around us as we reject false hopes and beliefs. To say it in another way, this is what discipleship does. We long to know God more, we desire to know his Word, we grow in holiness, our love for the Gospel and others expands. Our knowledge of truth and grace deepens. Our hope and assurance is strengthened. All of those things, all working together as we conform more and more to the image of Christ.I want you to notice something here. Look at verses 1 and 5. Both of them speak of believing in Jesus. Verse 1, “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God.” And verse 5, “Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” They bracket this text. It's a literary way of emphasizing the point. In other words, what we believe about Jesus is foundational to our obedience and love and our knowledge and discernment of the world.To quickly summarize: Chapter 5 verses 1-5 brings together all that John has been writing about so far and it centers on Jesus.Ok, let's now get into some of the specifics. How do love and obedience overlap? How does one who pursues God's commands overcome the world? How does what we believe relate to love and obedience? And How does love of God and one another relate to the world?Let's begin with the relationship between love and obedience. That's the big emphasis in verses 2 and 3. Verse 2 focuses on loving the children of God. How do we know that we love others? We know that, as it says, “when we love God and obey his commandments.” Verse 3 is very similar. “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments.” What does it mean to love God and love one another? It means keeping his commandments. There's a very close relationship between love and God's commandments.When Jesus was asked about the greatest commandment, he responded by saying, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength… and love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus was quoting Deuteronomy. It's a summary of God's commandments. Love God and love your neighbor. In other words, love and God's commandments cannot be separated. We display our love by pursuing God's commandments.Now, to be sure, it's possible to try to pursue God's commandments in a loveless way. That's exactly what the Pharisees did. The Pharisees were the religious leaders of the day. They had all these rules, and rules upon rules. They added to God's commands. And even when they sought to obey God's commands, it was a hollow going-through-the-motions kind of obedience. They didn't have any love. In fact, they were full of hate. They rejected Jesus, thereby rejecting God, and they hated everyone else. Their rules were just a way to control. They had an upside-down view of God's law. They thought they could get into God's good graces by obeying God's law and coming up with new rules to obey. But they were utterly wrong! Their loveless attempts were not obeying God's commands. No instead, it's the opposite: obeying God's commands comes from the heart. It comes from a love of God and a love for your neighbor. Love and obedience to God's commands are inseparable. When you have love without God's commands, you have a misguided understanding of love. When you try to follow God's commandment without love, you get hollow pharisaical religion.I want you to notice that phrase at the end of verse 3, “And his commandments are not burdensome.” That is a surprising statement! It's saying that obeying God's commandments should not be a burden to you. They should not wear you down. Isn't that counter-intuitive? Our natural inclination is to think that God's laws are restrictive.In fact, a common critique of Christianity is that the Christian God is merely an angry taskmaster. The argument is that the God of the Bible imposes harsh restrictions that stifle happiness. Friedrich Nietzsche, 19th century philosopher, described Christianity's emphasis on obedience and as oppressive. From the outside, many believe the Christian faith is just a rules-based religion devoid of joy and love.Yet that is the opposite of what we've been learning in 1 John. But let's first acknowledge that a pharisaical view of obedience is devoid of those things.Let's go back to the pharisees for a moment. Their version of obedience and added rules was burdensome! Jesus said so himself. In Matthew 23, he said, “The scribes and the Pharisees... tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger." Commandments without love for God and neighbors and without faith in Christ, do the opposite! They add burdens that are hard to bear. This idea of a burden is based on farm animals that carry loads. Think of a horse or an ox that carries a lot of weight or plows the field. A pharisaical type of religion adds burdens to people, it does not relieve burdens from people. But we're told here that the opposite should be true.And there are 2 reasons why. The first we already talked about – Love for God and one another is necessary part of obedience. When we love God we desire to pursue his commandments. That's the first reason.The second reason is found in verses 4 and 5. It starts with the word “for.” So, it's answering the question “why?” Why should God's commandments not be burdensome? Here it is “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” Verse 5 continues the reason, “Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”This is yet another intersection of themes from the first 4 chapters. The world and our beliefs. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that John is using the word “world,” to mean the temptations, the idols, the evil, and the false hopes which are in the world. In regard to believing, John is referring to our doctrinal beliefs. He specifically highlights the belief that “Jesus is the Son of God.” Those are the last words of verse 5. If you remember, believing that Jesus was God in the flesh was a big problem in John's day. Some were teaching that Jesus was not the Christ, not the Son of God. So, John is absolutely clear: a true believer believes that Jesus is God's Son! In fact, in order for Jesus to have overcome the world for us, he had to be God's Son. Fully and truly God, fully and truly one of us, so that he could deal with sin our the world. Someone with a true belief in Jesus is born of God, and therefore given the victory over the world. Just to be sure, John is not saying the world will not influence us. He's not saying that sin is no longer present in us. But rather, he's saying that a believer has overcome the world. It is a state of being. It's like the end of Romans 8, “we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”John's point is this: we are victorious over a world that seeks to reject God's commandments. In that victory, through Christ, God's commandments are not burdensome. Jesus said, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” The word yoke is similarly referring to oxen or horses. It's the wooden harness placed on their shoulders. And Jesus says, “my burden is light.” It's feather weight. When we believe in Jesus, he takes our burdens. And that includes any burden related to obedience.To be sure, that does not mean obedience is always easy or natural. No, the scriptures call us to strive and fight for what is good and right and to put to death our earthly nature.What I'm saying is that as you mature in Christ, as you realize the victory you have in him, and his love for you, then God's commands become lighter.• God will give you a desire and heart to pursue them.• You will realize that his commands are for your blessing and benefit.• You will also realize that pursuing God's commandments blesses others.• You'll come to know that when you keep God's commandments, you are reflecting Christ in you.• And through them you are loving God and loving others.Listen to these words from Psalm 19 – “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;”You see, God's law and his commandments not only become light, but as the Psalmist has said, a wisdom and joy which will revive your soul and enlighten your eyes. You see, God's commandments are not oppressive without joy and love, rather they are freeing full of joy and love.Let me put it all together: • As you grow in your love for God and one another, you will grow in your desire to pursue God's commandments. • Then, as you mature in knowing and keeping God's commandments in his Word, you will mature in your knowledge of God and salvation in Jesus.• Next, as this understanding of God and salvation is deepened, so is your understanding and discernment of the world.• And finally, as you further grasp the world with all its false hopes and beliefs, you will further grasp how to pursue God's commandments and how to love him and others, more and more. So, you see, it's all woven together. And each strand – your love, your obedience, your beliefs, and your discernment of the world – each of those strands supporting and strengthening the others. There's a reason that ropes are often braided. They're more durable, they can withstand stresses. They are less likely to break under load. Such will be your life as you mature in these areas.As we come to a close, there's an important word that I've mostly skipped over. In fact, it's the only time in the whole letter that this word is used. Which I think you'll find surprising. And it's a word that ties all of these themes together into one.Look at that two-word phrase at the end of verse 4: “our faith.” Faith is the Greek word Pistis. Faith is more than just believing. Over and over John has used the word for belief, even a couple of times in these verses. But faith is assenting to what you believe. Embracing it. Faith goes hand and hand with God's grace. Faith is a gift of God where you see your sinful situation apart from him and you turn your life to Christ.I'm not saying that John has been avoiding the idea of faith in his letter. No, the concepts of faith have been presented all throughout, especially being born of God. But it's significant that as John summarizes his letter, he uses such an important word - faith.So, these five verses are a picture of true faith. Faith is where it begins. When you come to faith in Christ, you are then “born” of God. And if you are born of God, spiritually born, you are his by faith. It's by faith that you turn from your unbelief, to him. It's through your faith that you experience God's love in Christ and respond to his love with love. It's by faith that you pursue the things of God, his commandments. And it's by faith that you trust in what he has revealed in his Word about the world and about Jesus.So, may we not think of each of these themes individually, but rather may we embrace them together by faith. May we mature in our faith as they become woven together in our lives. And when we do, God will lift the burden of his commandments from us and we'll experience the victory that he has given us over the world.

Billy Wendeln and Matthew Chisholm of the Bible Brodown podcast discuss, once again, how God gives all people the truth and the pistis (the divine assurance or conviction of the truth), and it is our responsibility to be faithful to Him.  

In Greek, the root word from which we get 'faith' is the noun Pistis. The word 'faith' can be a loaded word carrying all sorts of connotations for people - good and bad (depending on the person's experience) but at the heart of faith is the invitation to take healthy risks into the unknown so that we get to adventure into the expanse of purpose and desire. Listen in as Ruth and Tom deeply dive into what Autonomic Healing Spiritual Formation is, why it matters and how it brings life, adventure, and freedom as we discover our humanity. 

Almost every verse in Romans is hotly debated, but Romans 1:17 is one of the few where just about every word is contested. The phrase ‘righteousness of God' has, of course, received a lot of airtime. Then there is the very condense ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν, usually woodenly translated ‘from faith for faith' (ESV) or opaquely translated ‘by faith from first to last' (NIV). These translations can be quite puzzling even for native speakers of English. What exactly would mean for the righteousness of God to be revealed ‘from faith for faith' or ‘by faith from first to last'? And how is that connected to the quote from Habakkuk 2:4? In this video, Dr. Kevin Grasso suggests a different understanding of the noun πίστις in this verse - one that makes sense of both the odd phrase ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν and the Habakkuk quote. This is a bonus episode for our series on Key Terms in Pauline Theology. In this episode, Kevin dives into Romans 1:17 to show how the Greek can help us better understand how these terms relate, and ultimately better understand the text. Go to biblingo.org/podcast to learn more and subscribe to the Biblical Languages Podcast. Teresa Morgan's "Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Empire and Early Churches": https://global.oup.com/academic/product/roman-faith-and-christian-faith-9780198724148 Kevin Grasso's "A Linguistic Analysis of πίστις χριστοῦ: The Case for the Third View": https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0142064X20949385 The Meaning of πίστις (faith) in Paul with Teresa Morgan: https://youtu.be/fL227P1dD8w The Jesus-Christ-Faith: Galatians 3:22 and The Pistis Christou Debate: https://youtu.be/IfuX5fG1hB0

The Greek word pistis, from which we get the English word faith, means far more than simply believing something to be factually true. It means . . . well, you'll just have to tune in for this message to explore with us what it means.

The Greek word pistis, from which we get the English word faith, means far more than simply believing something to be factually true. It means . . . well, you'll just have to tune in for this message to explore with us what it means.

The Greek word pistis, from which we get the English word faith, means far more than simply believing something to be factually true. It means . . . well, you'll just have to tune in for this message to explore with us what it means.

Galatians 3:22 in Greek reads: ἀλλὰ συνέκλεισεν ἡ γραφὴ τὰ πάντα ὑπὸ ἁμαρτίαν, ἵνα ἡ ἐπαγγελία ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ δοθῇ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν. We can translate this as 'But the Scriptures shut up everything under sin, so that the promise from πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ might be given to those who are faithful.' The only phrase left untranslated in this sentence has led to a tremendous amount of scholarly sparring, which I myself have taken part in. It is the phrase ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, and the debate is called "the Pistis Christou debate". It centers around how to understand the relationship between the words 'pistis,' usually translated 'faith' or 'faithfulness,' and 'Jesus Christ.' Most translations translate this as 'faith in Jesus Christ.' This is called the objective genitive position. A significant portion of the scholarly world thinks it should be translated 'faithfulness of Jesus Christ.' This is called the subjective genitive position. Here, Dr. Kevin Grasso argues for a third view, translating the phrase as 'the Jesus-Christ-faith,' where it is the faith or message about Jesus the Christ that is being referred to. This is a bonus episode for our series on Key Terms in Pauline Theology. In this episode, Kevin dives into Galatians 3:22 to show how the Greek can help us better understand how these terms relate, and ultimately better understand the text. Go to biblingo.org/podcast to learn more and subscribe to the Biblical Languages Podcast. For a longer, more scholarly treatment of this topic, please see Dr. Kevin Grasso's journal article "A Linguistic Analysis of πίστις χριστοῦ: The Case for the Third View" available for free here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0142064X20949385

Sambata, Septembrie 17 - Sf. Mc. Sofia si cele trei fiice ale sale: Pistis, Agapis si Elpis

A sermon from Hebrews 11:1-16

Pistis – faithfulness God is faithful (reliable) Deuteronomy 7:6-9; Joshua 21:43-45 – God promised to bring the people to the land of Canaan…

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher Plato's work, The Republic, in particular book 6. Specifically it examines his discussion in the end of book 6 of the "Divided Line". This analogy is used to arrange the matters human beings can grasp and (in some cases) develop knowledge about, ranging from those that posses the least truth and being to those that possess the most. The four parts of the line include: 1. he domain of shadows, reflections, and other things of that sort; 2. the domain of "real", material, generally visible, objects, such as animals, plants, and human-produced artifacts; 3. some of the forms, those that are grasped to some degree through likenesses; and 4. the forms grasped on their own terms, and the Form of the Good. We also have four modes of grasping these objects. Eikasia, "imagination" or "picture thinking""; Pistis, "belief"; Dianoia, "discursive thinking"; and Noesis, "understanding" or "intellection". To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 2000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Plato's Republic here - amzn.to/2wHmi3p

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 lovethynaybor@yahoo.com $awilson2273 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anthony-wilson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anthony-wilson/support

In this month's episode of Chthonia Conversations, I chat with Dan Hanley about the Gnostic Feminine, and 4 main figures--Barbelo, the "4 Sophias", Mary Magdalene, and Noraia. We also discuss misunderstandings about Gnostic currents in early Christianity, and the ways in which it is both anti-chthonic and chthonic.

"First state of consciousness is called Eikasia. Second state of consciousness is Pistis. Third state of consciousness is Dianoia. Fourth state of consciousness is Nous." www.TeleiosGnosis.org "The lowest part of man is irrational and subjective and is related with the five ordinary senses. The highest part of man is the world of intuition and objective spiritual consciousness. In the world of intuition, the archetypes of all things in nature develop. Only those who have penetrated into the world of objective intuition, only those who have reached the solemn heights of Noetic thought are truly awakened and illuminated." - Samael Aun Weor, The Perfect Matrimony We give public lectures in person in New Jersey, United States. Please check out website https://TeleiosGnosis.org/location for location and directions.

If you like conversations that sit on the awkward fence between systematic theology and biblical studies, this episode is for you. Tom McCall's wide-ranging expertise clarifies the limits of an apocalyptic reading of Galatians 2:20 ("I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live..."), the pistis Christou debate, social trinitarianism, and discussions in scholarship sparked by Karl Barth pertaining to the incarnation. Co-hosted by Matt Bates and Chris Tilling. The post Thomas McCall – Analytic Christology and the Theological Interpretation of the New Testament first appeared on OnScript.

I reached out to Patricia as soon as I finished watching her film "Black People Do See UFOs" It is some of the most unique footage that I have seen and I needed to hear her story in her own words. #UFOTWITTER​ brought me to her and here we have an amazing conversation that is natural and free flowing. Patricia is an amazing human, please check out her site and her film and show her some love! Patricia Avant's Bio and links Late blooming writer, artist, newly dubbed filmmaker. Everything is spiritual in nature for me. I love diving into ancient text, believe in and trying to understand the magic of life. I have decided that the purpose of life is to find your way back. Website - https://www.blackpeopledosee-ufos.com/ Twitter - @FrontAstronaut YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1i...​#44 https://youtu.be/CFZat4bSxQU​ Links to things we discussed https://youtu.be/2VVseSA-beE​ https://www.today.com/popculture/come...​ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistis_...​ PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCIBE!! Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonmajerowski​

4059 WN020321 Faith (Pistis)- Believe (Pisteuo)- Little Faith (Oligos Pistis)- Add To Your Faith- Faith Must Grow- Spiritual Sabbath Series

4059 WN020321 Faith (Pistis)- Believe (Pisteuo)- Little Faith (Oligos Pistis)- Add To Your Faith- Faith Must Grow- Spiritual Sabbath Series

4059 WN020321 Faith (Pistis)- Believe (Pisteuo)- Little Faith (Oligos Pistis)- Add To Your Faith- Faith Must Grow- Spiritual Sabbath Series

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4032 WN102820 Three Stages Of Faith- No Faith (Apistis)- Little/Puny Faith (Oligos Pistis)- Increasing (Auxano) Faith- Faith Grows- God Kills Miriam And Aaron (Numbers 20) And Forbids Moses From Entering Canaan For Little Faith

4032 WN102820 Three Stages Of Faith- No Faith (Apistis)- Little/Puny Faith (Oligos Pistis)- Increasing (Auxano) Faith- Faith Grows- God Kills Miriam And Aaron (Numbers 20) And Forbids Moses From Entering Canaan For Little Faith

4032 WN102820 Three Stages Of Faith- No Faith (Apistis)- Little/Puny Faith (Oligos Pistis)- Increasing (Auxano) Faith- Faith Grows- God Kills Miriam And Aaron (Numbers 20) And Forbids Moses From Entering Canaan For Little Faith