{"def":{"short":"persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself","long":["conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the New Testament 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",["relating to God",["the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ"],"relating to Christ",["a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God"],"the religious beliefs of Christians","belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same"],"fidelity, faithfulness",["the character of one who can be relied on"]]},"deriv":"from G3982","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈpi.stis","ipa_mod":"ˈpi.stis","sbl":"pistis","dic":"PEE-stees","dic_mod":"PEE-stees"},"see":["G3982"]}