Believers
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· 12 viewsThose who have faith in God. After Pentecost, the term came to be used specifically to refer to Christians, that is, to those who believe and trust in God, as he has made himself known through Jesus Christ. The NT stresses that Jesus Christ brings the faith of OT believers to perfection and to its proper fulfilment.
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Believers as those who have faith in God
Believers as those who have faith in God
And Ahab had called Obadiah, who was in charge of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly. For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.)
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OT believers looked forward to the NT faith
OT believers looked forward to the NT faith
what does a faith believer look like?
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
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The church is referred to as the believers
The church is referred to as the believers
And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch.
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In the early church a distinction was sometimes made between Jewish and Gentile believers
In the early church a distinction was sometimes made between Jewish and Gentile believers
They wrote this letter by them:
The apostles, the elders, and the brethren,
To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia:
Greetings.
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The term believer is synonymous with Christian
The term believer is synonymous with Christian
But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him.
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Believers are members of God’s family
Believers are members of God’s family
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
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