1 CORINTHIANS 

First Corinthians   

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 1. 1:21  πιστεύοντας (Root: πιστευω, verb, present, active, participle, plural, accusative, masculine) In this verse, "who believe." Context Salvation in Christ (Greek participle is a verbal adjective (a hybrid part of speech) that functions as both a verb and an adjective, possessing tense and voice while declining for case, gender, and number to modify a noun, A.I. definition)

2.  2:5 πίστις (Root: πιστευω, noun, nominative, singular, feminine)  Context second tense of salvation referring to the content of the body of truth, God's wisdom versus the world's wisdom. 

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3. 11:18 πίστις (Root: πιστευω, noun, nominative, singular, feminine) Paul expresses that he believes the report to which he is addressing in the context. 

4. 12:9  πίστις (Root: πιστευω, noun, nominative, singular, feminine). Context is the listing of spiritual gifts. This gift of faith is, like all the gifts, to be understood as something other than normal faith; it can be expressed that way, the faith that saves. This faith is a special gift that some have beyond simple faith in Christ; it is the kind that we see in those who exhibit extraordinary faith in their daily walk.

5. 13:2 πίστιν (Root: πιστευω, noun, accusative, singular, feminine)  Context is the subject of love.  Paul simply tells us that regardless of one's faith, within those in the family of faith in Christ, it is worthless in God's eyes if it is not being exercised in love. God's love in our lives reflects motive and, in the end, rewards. Whatever gift we have, if it is not done in AGAPE love, it is wood, hay, and straw. In any exercise of a gift, where is the focus?  Is it about us or is it about Jesus?  Is it about promoting self or Christ, about our accomplishments, of Christ, what we have done or are doing or about Christ?  Is it our goal to promote self or Christ?  

6. 13:13  πίστις (Root: πιστευω, noun, nominative, singular, feminine). Context is Paul dealing with the abuse of gifts.  Love is the overriding principle of the exercise of gifts. The dispute of the sign gifts Paul indicates have ceased is to be understood as follows. Paul expresses that NOW "faith, hope, and love" abide. These words cannot apply to heaven. Why?  In heaven, "faith, and hope" are not necessary and as such do not exist in our eternal state.  Love is the one thing that will exist in our eternal state. Our faith is realized, and hope is then reality; there is no longer a need to hope for what is being hoped for in this life. 

7a1 and 2.  14:22 uses this verb form twice: 14:22  (this word is used two times in this verse ) πιστεύουσιν (Root: πιστευω, verb, present, active, participle, plural, dative, masculine) Paul is using this verb in the context of salvation. 

7b. 14:22 ἀπίστοις (Root: πιστευω, LN: 31.106; adjective, dative, plural, masculine), This Greek word "ἀπίστοις"  starts with the Greek letter "alpha," which is a negation of the word it is attached to. The letter alpha, when attached to πίστοις becomes not believing or unbelieving.  The verse is self-interpretable, as most verses are.  The unbelieving are those who have not believed. As related to the contextual argument, the presentation that Paul is making is clear. The text needs no explanation. Tongues are for unbelievers. Why? First, it is a sign gift, declaring that salvation itself is not of man but God; it is a supernatural birth.  Miracles are used to demonstrate the authority and authenticity of God's word.  We see this throughout the Bible, where at pivotal times God used many miracles to demonstrate He is God, to make sure the ones experiencing this have no excuse in their unbelief, regarding God's grace for them.

8a and 8b.  15:14, 17  πίστις (Root: πιστευω, LN: 31.104; noun, nominative, singular, feminine) 

The same word is used twice in these verses, "your faith," and literally it reads "your faith, or we could say the faith you have in Christ is worthless, in vain, null and void, false, that is if the propositional truth of Jesus resurrection isn't true. Faith in a not truth would then be ridiculous, outright stupid to believe in. The contextual argument Paul is making is that if this is not true, all is worthless and in vain if the propositional truth of the resurrection of Christ isn't true.

9. πίστει (Root: πιστευω, LN: 31.102; noun, dative, singular, feminine) 13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love.  The context is clear, need no further comment. 

Faith, the noun for,m is used 8 times in I Corthians 

Believe is used 2 times, in the verb form

Unbelieving is used 2 times, in the adjectival form 

The word "faith" in 1 Corinthians is found twelve times, in three forms: nouns, verbs, and adjectives. 

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