Establishing faith

 Establish Faith through Confession and Baptism

To understand the relationship between Belief, Faith, Confession and Baptism,one must look further into the root words for belief and faith in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

The root word for believe is Aman- 539 St’s 

This word “aman”, has three letters in Hebrew which draw a picture of the “belief”, which becomes faith, which are as follows:

Aleph: This represents 2 oxen, yoked together, and for this reason, it draws a picture of things which are caused to be yoked together. The idea of yoking, carries over to the ideas of joining and gathering. One thing we often find gathering together, is water, which of course gathers in a bunch of ways.

Mem: This represents water! Combining the Aleph and the Mem together, gives us the word “im”, which means “mother”, in Hebrew. Now, this may sound strange art 1st, but mother is the place where the Embryonic waters gather within the womb. To bring this point home, consider what happens when these waters break? And this leads us to our next letter:

Nun: This letter represents “seed”: When the seed within the womb is ready to come forth, the waters break, and the baby is born.  

Now if this picture seems too far fetched or crazy to you, then consider the definition of this word in the Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary #539:

TO BUILD OR SUPPORT: The baby must be supported by the mother, and built up thereby. So that the baby can grow up to be healthy and strong and equipped for life.

TO FOSTER AS A PARENT OR NURSE: Sometimes someone other then the mother must step in and provide and train the baby, so that the baby may grow up strong.

TO RENDER (OR BE) FIRM OR FAITHFUL: To render a young child to be firm and faithful, one must instll righteous principles into the child’s heart and mind, all along the way as they grow up. To be firm or faithful (from the Hebrew understanding) means that one has already had these solid Biblical principles implanted in them.

TO BRING UP: To bring up a child and train the child in the way the child should go is to instill faithfulness in the heart of the child.

ESTABLISH: A child must be established in their belief, so that their belief can mature into faith.

LONG CONTINUANCE: From the time the baby is born unto the time the baby moves out of the house is about 18 to 21 years. Therefore these principles must be consistently applied; through verbal instruction and by demonstration, so that the child's belief can mature into faith. This continuance is to be consistent over a long period of time; to continue teaching, instructing, demonstrating these principles, so that this child’s belief can mature into full grown healthy faith. Growing from ‘aman’ (belief) 539 St’s unto ‘Emuwn’ (Faith) 529-530 St’s.

Therefore, from the perspective of the Hebrew Scriptures, belief is something that must be established; and faith is something that is already established:

Belief is the Seed

Faith is the full grown tree

When these foundational principles are embraced, one can appreciate a deeper understanding of many New Testament passages.