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faithful, faithfulness

Definition:

To be "faithful" to God means to consistently live according to God's teachings. It means to be loyal to him by obeying him.The state or condition of being faithful is "faithfulness."

• A person who is faithful can be trusted to always keep his promises and to always fulfill his responsibilities to other people.
• A faithful person perseveres in doing a task, even when it is long and difficult.
• Faithfulness to God is the consistent practice of doing what God wants us to do.

Translation Suggestions:

• In many contexts, "faithful" can be translated as "loyal" or "dedicated" or "dependable."
• In other contexts, "faithful" can be translated by a word or phrase that means "continuing to believe" or "persevering in believing and obeying God."
• Ways that "faithfulness" could be translated could include "persevering in believing" or "loyalty" or "trustworthiness" or "believing and obeying God."

(See also: ../kt/faith.md, ../kt/believe.md)

Bible References:

• 1 Samuel 02:9
• 1 Thessalonians 05:23-24
• 3 John 01:5-8
• Colossians 01:7-8
• Genesis 24:49
• Isaiah 01:26
• Joshua 02:14
• Luke 16:10-12
• Numbers 12:6-8
• Proverbs 11:12-13
• Psalm 012:1

Examples from the Bible stories:

• 08:05 Even in prison, Joseph remained faithful to God, and God blessed him.
• 14:12 Even so, God was still faithful to His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• 15:13 The people promised to remain faithful to God and follow his laws.
• 17:09 David ruled with justice and faithfulness for many years, and God blessed him. However, toward the end of his life he sinned terribly against God.
• 18:04 God was angry with Solomon and, as a punishment for Solomon's unfaithfulness, he promised to divide the nation of Israel into two kingdoms after Solomon's death.
• 35:12"The older son said to his father, 'All these years I have worked faithfully for you!"
• 49:17 But God is faithful and says that if you confess your sins, he will forgive you.
• 50:04 If you remain faithful to me to the end, then God will save you."