Elpizo and Pisteo and Pepoithotes are one and the same

 There are probably other things I could post about John Murray's views in Chapter 4 of Redemption Accomplished and Applied, such as his tripartite views of faith. I believe however faith is bipartite. The assurance, or confidence the believer has is delegated not to a third element of faith but rather to the object. Christ is our hope. The Greek word is Elpizo which comes from Pisteo which means to believe. To hope is to believe upon Christ. To believe upon Christ is to believe upon his words. To believe in Christ is the same as to believe that Christ has made sufficient atonement by expiation of sins and thereby God is propitious. Colossians 1.23 talks of Hope of the Gospel. Or the other word is Pepoithotes which means Confidence. Again this comes from Pisteo. Peitho is the root for Pistis they are the same words.

John Murray, says, "We see, therefore, that the emphasis which the Scripture places upon faith as the condition of salvation is not to be construed as if faith were the only condition. (Page 121)" If this is true then what else is necessary for our salvation? Murray tacks on repentance. However, none of the reformers ever taught that repentance in the strict or general sense ever saved anyone. In thr strict sense it causes contrition by the law, to which after the comforting news of the gospel is given causing our conversion. In the general sense it results in a life long change of the mind to which we grow in knowledge of the gospel. But in all this what saves is belief of the gospel doctrine.