to have faith in, trust, believe. In some parts of the Bible the verb is more prominent than the noun. As always in the Scriptures, the divine initiative is emphasized or assumed, and the fact that the living God is willing to enter into relationship with his creatures, and has shown them that he is worthy of their trust, is what gives biblical faith its distinctive character. Faith as it is demonstrated in the OT is a necessary but incomplete preliminary to its full possibility through Christ in