In the original Greek, the...
In the original Greek, the gospel of John doesn't use the nouns "faith" or "belief," only the
verb, meaning "to trust in, rely upon, place one's confidence in." John's gospel leaves us
with "believing in" or "faithing in." Jesus states that his students already place their
confidence in God. Now he tells them to place their confidence in him -- no matter the
troubles around them or within them.
Kirsopp Lake nailed down the "active" part of faith, "Faith is not belief in spite of
evidence, but life in scorn of consequences." Martin Luther exhibited the confidence of
