I am a believer in Christ, but I do respectfully disagree with your assertion that the word believe can only refer to believing in the truth, believing in God, believing in Christ. We are believers in the truth, but there are plenty of people who believe in lies, and the Bible speaks of such people. For example, 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (King James Version):
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
1John4:1:
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
There is the idea in the Bible of correct belief -- belief in the truth of God -- and when it's not qualified by the context, you can assume the word believe refers to this. It's like faith implying true faith, faith in the truth. However, it is incorrect to assert that there is no other way to use the word believe, whether in the Bible or in everyday speech.
Blessings.
Agree but believing a lie is still unbelief in relationship to God's Word of truth. I appreciate your take on this. Job said that which he feared has come upon him and that of which he was afraid has come unto him. A result of believing a lie. Unbelief. Since truth produces faith (pistis) believing, I don't ascribe believing as a result of a lie. It would have to produce the opposite. Not to get too researchy but the word believe in the verse 2 these 2:11 is from the Greek word Pisteuo. It means to entrust. In This case to entrust a lie. That lie being in opposition to truth would necessarily have to produce unbelief in the person who entrust it.
I am a believer in Christ, but I do respectfully disagree with your assertion that the word believe can only refer to believing in the truth, believing in God, believing in Christ. We are believers in the truth, but there are plenty of people who believe in lies, and the Bible speaks of such people. For example, 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (King James Version):
1John4:1:
There is the idea in the Bible of correct belief -- belief in the truth of God -- and when it's not qualified by the context, you can assume the word believe refers to this. It's like faith implying true faith, faith in the truth. However, it is incorrect to assert that there is no other way to use the word believe, whether in the Bible or in everyday speech.
Blessings.
Agree but believing a lie is still unbelief in relationship to God's Word of truth. I appreciate your take on this. Job said that which he feared has come upon him and that of which he was afraid has come unto him. A result of believing a lie. Unbelief. Since truth produces faith (pistis) believing, I don't ascribe believing as a result of a lie. It would have to produce the opposite. Not to get too researchy but the word believe in the verse 2 these 2:11 is from the Greek word Pisteuo. It means to entrust. In This case to entrust a lie. That lie being in opposition to truth would necessarily have to produce unbelief in the person who entrust it.