Confidence
Confidence
The term confidence (confident, confidently) is in the Revised Version of the NT almost wholly confined to the Pauline Epistles, the only exception being Heb 3:14, In Authorized Version it renders of 1Jn 2:28; 1Jn 5:14, but is replaced in Revised Version by boldness (q.v. [Note: quod vide, which see.] ). The verb of 2Co 5:6 ff. in Authorized Version is rendered by to be confident; in Revised Version to be of good courage is substituted. In Revised Version of 1Ti 1:7 and Tit 3:8 is now rendered confidently affirm. In both Authorized Version and Revised Version confidence is three times employed to render the difficult and many-sided word (2Co 9:4; 2Co 11:17, Heb 3:14).
The words, however, that most concern us here are , to be confident, and , confidence, the latter being in the NT an exclusively Pauline word and found only once in the Septuagint (2Ki 18:19). They both belong to the language of deep personal feeling, and it is not surprising that they appear more frequently in 2 Cor. and Phil. than in all the other Epistles put together. The confidence cherished by St. Paul is a state of mind springing out of faith and rising to the firm persuasion that Gods purposes with himself, with is converts, and with all that pertains to the kingdom of Christ are right and cannot fail of accomplishment. In this confidence he enjoys his boldness in Christ and access through Christ to God (Eph 3:12). He is confident of this very thing, that he which began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ (Php 1:8). His confidence as regards himself (Php 2:24, Authorized Version and Revised Version trust), and as regards his converts and their compliance with his counsels, is in God (Gal 5:10, 2Th 3:4, Phm 1:21). It comes from union with Christ, and has God for its ultimate goal (2Co 3:4) Clement in 1 Corinthians (xxvi. 1) speaks of those who have served God religiously in the confidence of an honest faith. He mentions, too, many wonderful gifts of God-life in immortality, splendour in righteousness, truth in boldness, faith in confidence, and temperance in sanctification (xxxv. 2).
Whilst there is such a confidence, there is also a confidence which is misplaced-confidence in ourselves (Rom 2:19, 2Co 1:9), in the flesh (Php 3:3 f.), the confidence of which Hermas says (Sim. ix. 22. 3) that vain confidence is a great demon.
T. Nicol.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
confidence
A habit of the will perfecting, as regards their matter, faith and hope with the conviction that God will grant our desire. It is allied to piety. By this we serve God as a beloved Father, and trust Him to perform unstintedly a Father’s part.
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Confidence
konfi-dens (, batah, and forms, , kesel; , parrhesa; , petho, , pepothesis, , hupostasis): The chief Hebrew word translated confidence (batah, and its forms) means, perhaps, radically, to be open, showing Thus what originated the idea of confidence; where there was nothing hidden a person felt safe; it is very frequently rendered trust. In Psa 118:8, Psa 118:9 we have It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to put confidence in princes, and in Psa 65:5, O God of our salvation, thou that art the confidence (mibhtah) of all the ends of the earth. Mibhtah is translated confidence in Job 18:14; Job 31:24; Pro 21:22, etc.
Kesel (firmness, stoutness) is rendered confidence in Pro 3:26, and kislah in Job 4:6; peitho (to persuade) is translated confidence in 2Co 2:3; Gal 5:10, etc.; pepoithesis, in 2Co 1:15; 2Co 8:22, etc.; hupostasis (what stands under), in 2Co 11:17; Heb 3:14; 2Co 9:4; parrhesia (out-spokenness, boldness) is invariably translated in the Revised Version (British and American) boldness (Act 28:31; Heb 3:6; Heb 4:16; Heb 10:35; 1Jo 2:28; 1Jo 3:21; 1Jo 5:14); tharseo or tharrheo (to have good courage) is so translated in the Revised Version (British and American), being therefore always of good courage (2Co 5:6); I am of good courage concerning you (2Co 7:16), the King James Version confident and confidence.
Revised Version has confidence for hope (Job 8:14); for assurance (Isa 32:17); for trust (2Co 3:4); for same confident boasting (2Co 9:4); is confident for trusted (Job 40:23); to have confidence for thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust (Phi 3:4); confidently for constantly (Act 12:15); confidently affirm for affirm (1Ti 1:7); conversely, we have for his confidence (Job 18:14), wherein he trusteth, for with confidence (Eze 28:26) securely therein.
The Bible teaches the value of confidence (Isa 30:15; Heb 10:35), but neither in gold (Job 31:24), nor in man, however great (Psa 118:8, Psa 118:9; Jer 17:5), nor in self (Pro 14:16; Phi 3:3), but in God (Psa 65:5; Pro 3:26; Pro 14:26), as revealed in Christ (Eph 3:12; 1Jo 5:13, 1Jo 5:14).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Confidence
The trust and boldness that faith in God and His word gives. “In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence;” “The Lord shall be thy confidence.” Pro 3:26; Pro 14:26. “We are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our ‘assurance’ firm unto the end.” Heb 3:14. In contrast to this the ‘fearful’ are classed with the ‘unbelieving.’ Rev 21:8.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Confidence
Betrayed, instances of:
– Joshua, by the Gibeonites
Jos 9:3-15
– Eglon, by Ehud
Jdg 3:15-23
– Ahimelech, by David
1Sa 21:1-9
– Abner, by Joab
2Sa 3:27
– Amasa, by Joab
2Sa 20:9-10
– The worshipers of Baal, by Jehu
2Ki 10:18-28 Betrayal
False
– General references
Deu 29:18-19; 1Ki 20:11; 2Ki 18:21; Isa 36:6; Job 11:20; Job 15:31; Job 29:18; Psa 10:6; Psa 20:7-8; Psa 30:6; Psa 33:16-17; Psa 36:2; Psa 44:6; Psa 49:6-7; Psa 52:7; Psa 60:11; Psa 108:12; Pro 14:16; Pro 16:25; Pro 18:11; Pro 23:4; Pro 26:12; Pro 28:26; Pro 29:26; Isa 2:22; Isa 5:21; Isa 8:12; Isa 9:9-10; Isa 22:11; Isa 28:15; Isa 28:18; Isa 30:1-2; Isa 30:5; Isa 30:7; Isa 30:10; Isa 30:15-16; Isa 31:1; Isa 31:3; Isa 47:7-8; Isa 47:10; Isa 56:12; Isa 57:13; Jer 2:13; Jer 2:18; Jer 2:22-23; Jer 2:37; Jer 3:23; Jer 5:17; Jer 6:14; Jer 7:8; Jer 8:11; Jer 12:5; Jer 14:13; Jer 17:5; Jer 21:13; Jer 23:17; Jer 48:7; Jer 48:11; Jer 49:4-5; Lam 4:17; Eze 8:12; Eze 13:10-11; Eze 29:6-7; Eze 30:8; Hos 5:13; Hos 7:9; Hos 7:11-16; Hos 10:13; Hos 12:1; Hos 14:3; Amo 6:1-7; Amo 6:13; Amo 9:10; Oba 1:3; Mic 3:11; Zep 1:12; Zep 2:15; Zec 4:6; Mat 25:5; Mar 10:24; Mar 14:29-31; Mat 26:33-35; Luk 22:33-34; Joh 13:37-38; Luk 11:35; Luk 12:19-20; Luk 17:26-30; Luk 18:9-14; Joh 5:45; Rom 2:3; Rom 12:16; 1Co 3:21; 2Co 1:9; Gal 6:7-8; 1Th 5:3; 1Ti 6:17; Jas 4:13-15; Rev 18:7-8 Blindness, Spiritual; Conceit
Instances of:
– Builders of Babel
Gen 11:4
– Saul
1Sa 13:8-14
– Sennacherib
2Ki 19:23
– Asa
2Ch 16:7-9
– Hezekiah
Isa 22:11
– Jonah
Jon 1:3-5
– Peter
Mat 26:33-35; Luk 22:33-34
– Paul
Phi 1:25; Phi 2:23-24