Maybe you should go back to school and learn definitions all over again....conflating truth = lie <--------you are very good at this
be·lieve
/bəˈlēv/
verb
accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
"the superintendent believed Lancaster's story"
synonyms:be convinced by, trust, have confidence in, consider honest, consider truthful More
hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose.
"I believe we've already met"
synonyms:think, be of the opinion that, think it likely that, have an idea that, imagine, feel, have a feeling, hold, maintain, suspect, suppose, assume, presume, conjecture, surmise, postulate that, theorize that, conclude, come to the conclusion that, deduce; More
o·bey
/əˈbā,ōˈbā/
verb
comply with the command, direction, or request of (a person or a law); submit to the authority of.
"I always obey my father"
synonyms:do what someone says, take/accept orders from, carry out/follow the orders of, be dutiful to, heed; Morecarry out (a command or instruction).
"the officer was convicted for refusing to obey orders"
synonyms:carry out, perform, act on, execute, discharge, put into effect, implement, fulfill, meet
"the officer was convicted for refusing to obey an order"
behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc.).
Maybe you should read the scriptures rather than commentary to understand what the words mean.
The Bible is its own best interpreter, in that the scriptures themselves define for us in some cases what a word or phrase means, either by context or by direct definition.
- He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36 NKJV
- He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36 NASB
Contextually we must allow the scriptures to define for us the Authors intent and use of a word to convey His meaning to us.
Here is an example of a biblical definition -
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1
Here is the definition of faith according to the Strongs -
Faith pistis. Strongs 4102 - Noun
I. conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it
A. relating to God
i. the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ
B. relating to Christ
i. a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God
C. the religious beliefs of Christians
D. belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same
II. fidelity, faithfulness
A. the character of one who can be relied on
The Point: Bible dictionary’s, lexicons, and study guides are a good place to start, but are not necessarily the final say on how a biblical word is defined.
Believe: - pisteuō Strongs # G4100 - verb
The KJV translates Strong's G4100 in the following manner:
believe(239x),
commit unto (4x),
commit to (one's) trust (1x),
be committed unto (1x),
be put in trust with (1x),
be commit to one's trust (1x),
believer (1x).
I. to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
A. of the thing believed
i. to credit, have confidence
B. in a moral or religious reference
i. used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
ii. to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
iii. mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith
II. to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity
A. to be intrusted with a thing
He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
John 3:36 NKJV
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
John 3:36 NASB
It is noteworthy to understand that unbelief and disobedience are the same Greek word and are used interchangeably in the Bible based on translation.
Example: Unbelief - Disobedience
Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
Hebrews 4:6 KJV
Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience,
Hebrews 4:6 NKJV
The word “believe” as it relates to Christ and His gospel, commandments and doctrine should be understood as follows.
Believe - Trust, commit, obey
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