Planned — proposed scope, not yet researched or reviewed. The thesis and outline below describe what this study intends to examine. They are not findings and carry no evidence rating yet.

Study 22 · intermediate · Ps · Prov · Isa · Phil · Heb · 1John

The Biblical Theology of Confidence

Trust, Boldness, Assurance

Proposed: a word-family study of bāṭaḥ, peithō, parrhēsia and hypostasis as the vocabulary of confidence, distinguishing confidence in God from self-confidence.

Proposed outline

Trust in the LORD (Prov 3:5)
Cursed is the one who trusts in man (Jer 17:5-8)
No confidence in the flesh (Phil 3:3-4)
Confidence before God (1 John 5:14)

Key passages

Categories: Theology, Language Studies

Series: Reality, Faith, Boldness & Righteousness

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