You said: God's word can't be the "object" of Faithing that saves. It has got to be in God Himself, a real living person.
Me: This is what pistis means Pisteuo. And holding to the result is what decontroversal, and eleventh hour is saying. This is the “great faith” that Jesus commended.
My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus Christ and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
but wholly lean on Jesus name.
On Christ the solid rock I stand
all other ground is sinking sand
all other ground is sinking sand.
the wide path is for those who reject Him.
People who reject Him are faithing in reverse, " Apisteuo". Away from God! Every person ever born has spent every day of their lives faithing in a specific direction. Even if they were completely oblivious of that fact.
The ones on the wide path are faithing towards Him " halfway, lukewarm". What this means is they have not surrendered their life, or maybe just half of their life. A half measure will avail nothing but weeping and bashing of teeth. Each one of us knows, and, God knows how much of our lives we have surrendered to Him. How much pisteuo we have practiced.
True pisteuo or the application of Faith that saves is an act, based upon a Belief, sustained by confidence. Belief is one third of that correct definition. Taking any one of those three parts of saving Faith and applying them on there own is error!
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