<p>16:8&nbsp;<i>And Jesus, aware of it, said: O you of little faith! </i>- Note the Lord's parallel of 'little faith' with little&nbsp;understanding.&nbsp;<i>Pistis</i>, one of the NT words for 'faith', is translated in the LXX as both 'faith' (e.g. Dt. 32:20; Prov. 12:22) and 'truth' (Prov. 12:17; 14:22; Jer. 5:1). Indeed, another word used in the LXX is 119 times translated 'truth' and 26 times 'faith'. There&nbsp;<i>is</i>&nbsp;a connection between true knowledge of the Gospel and faith. And this faith is the basis for our works. We don't just learn the propositions of the one faith before baptism, and forget them. The triumphant spiritual life&nbsp;<i>lives them out</i>. Knowledge and faith are paralleled in John's thought (Jn. 8:32 cp. 14:1; and 6:69 cp. 11:27)- in stark contrast to this world's emphasis upon works rather than faith. Hence Isaiah's appeals to&nbsp;<i>know</i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<i>believe</i>&nbsp;Yahweh (Is. 43:10).</p>