OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I understand faith. In English, faith sounds like belief. Agreeing with ideas. Accepting doctrines. But the Greek word pistis means trust built over time. It includes belief, but it also includes loyalty and commitment. Pistis grows through experience. Through disappointment. Through staying when leaving would be easier. This resonates deeply with older believers. Your faith may feel quieter, but it is often stronger than before. Scripture honors pistis not because it is loud, but because it is tested. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #Faith #Pistis #ChristianLife152Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I understand repentance. In English, repentance often sounds like guilt. Feeling bad. Apologizing. Trying harder next time. But the New Testament uses the word metanoia. It means a change of mind. Not just emotion, but direction. Metanoia is not about being ashamed of the past. It is about seeing reality differently going forward. This matters for lifelong believers. You may not be repenting of one big sin. You may be rethinking assumptions you carried for decades. Scripture presents repentance not as punishment, but as renewal. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #Repentance #Metanoia #SpiritualGrowth30Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I see being misunderstood. In English, misunderstood sounds frustrating. Like people just don’t “get” you. But 1 Peter 3:16 uses the word adikos. It means treated unfairly, though nothing wrong is done. This is familiar for believers who speak honestly, yet are judged for their words or faith. Who feel invisible in conversations where truth is twisted. Scripture does not shame those treated adikos. It records it. Adikos reminds us that being misunderstood is not always your fault. It may be a sign you are standing for something true. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #BeingMisunderstood #FaithAndLife #ChristianComfort40Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I see disappointment. In English, disappointment sounds like failure. Something that should be avoided or hidden. But Romans 9:20 uses the word aporia. It means a state of being perplexed. Not a problem to fix, but a tension to live with. This is familiar to long-time believers. When prayers seem unanswered. When promises feel delayed. When expectations meet reality. Scripture does not erase aporia. It names it. Aporia reminds us that disappointment is not evidence of God’s absence. It is evidence that life is complicated—and God is present in the tension. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #Disappointment #FaithAndLife #ChristianComfort61Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I see endurance. In English, endurance sounds heroic. Like pushing harder and never slowing down. But the Greek word makrothymia means long-tempered. Literally, slow to boil. It describes someone who has learned to live with tension. Without exploding. Without quitting. This matters when life hasn’t improved, just continued. When endurance feels boring instead of brave. Scripture honors this kind of endurance quietly. Not because it looks strong, but because it lasts. Makrothymia says endurance doesn’t need applause to be real. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #Endurance #LongFaith #ChristianLife50Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I think about obedience. In English, obedience sounds forced. Doing what you are told, even when you don’t want to. But the New Testament often uses the word hypakoē. It means to listen from underneath. Obedience here begins with listening. Not agreement. Not enthusiasm. But attention. This matters when obedience feels tiring. When you’ve followed God for decades and still don’t feel rewarded for it. Hypakoē does not describe blind compliance. It describes staying attentive, even when clarity is thin. Scripture honors obedience not because it is loud, but because it keeps listening when silence would be easier. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #Obedience #ListeningFaith #LongFaith70Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I see weakness in prayer. In English, weak prayer sounds like failure. As if better words would work better. But Romans 8 uses the word astheneia. It means lack of strength, not lack of sincerity. This word is used when prayer runs out of language. When you sigh more than you speak. When silence feels closer than sentences. Scripture does not dismiss this kind of prayer. It explains it. Astheneia tells us that prayer is not judged by polish. It is carried by honesty. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #PrayerLife #Weakness #SpiritualHonesty133Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I think about patience. In English, patience sounds polite. Quiet endurance. Saying nothing. But Romans 5:4 uses the Greek word hypomonē. It means remaining under. Not escaping pressure. Not rising above it. But staying when leaving would be easier. This kind of patience often marks long lives. You stayed through seasons that didn’t improve. You endured things that never got resolved. Hypomonē is not about temperament. It is about courage. Scripture doesn’t praise patience because it feels noble. It praises patience because it costs something. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #Patience #Endurance #FaithOverTime12Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I see hope. In English, hope sounds optimistic. Positive thinking about the future. But Hebrews 6:19 uses the word elpis. Elpis is not confidence. It is expectation held in uncertainty. Hope, in Scripture, does not deny risk. It exists because risk is real. This matters when the future feels unclear. When outcomes are no longer exciting, just unknown. When hope feels quieter than it used to. Elpis tells us that hope doesn’t require enthusiasm. It only requires direction. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #HopeInUncertainty #ChristianHope #FaithJourney51Share
OneWordStudy+FollowOne Greek word changed how I see rest. In English, rest sounds like stopping. Doing nothing. Being inactive. Jesus says, “I will give you rest.” The Greek word is anapausis. Anapausis does not mean escape. It means relief after pressure. Rest that comes after carrying something heavy. This kind of rest often looks small. A quieter heart. One less anxious thought. If rest hasn’t looked dramatic for you, Scripture says that still counts. #BibleStudy #GreekWord #SpiritualRest #FaithAndFatigue #ChristianComfort61Share
