{
  "id": "MTOM-0067",
  "title": "Faith Treated as Optimism",
  "slug": "faith-treated-as-optimism",
  "url": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/modern-traditions-of-men/faith-treated-as-optimism/",
  "category": "Salvation and Gospel",
  "severity": 3,
  "severity_label": "Level 3 - Serious doctrinal or moral error",
  "danger_type": "faith_redefined_as_positive_expectation",
  "status": "full_depth_wave3_draft",
  "summary": "Biblical faith is not generic positive expectation. It is trust in the God who has spoken, centred on His character, promise, and revelation.",
  "primary_scriptures": [
    "Heb 11:1-6",
    "Rom 4:18-25",
    "Mark 11:22",
    "2 Cor 5:7",
    "Jas 2:14-26"
  ],
  "key_terms": "pistis [faith, trust, faithfulness]; elpis [hope]; pisteuo [believe, entrust oneself]; hypostasis [assurance, underlying reality]",
  "related_topics": [
    "hope-treated-as-positive-thinking",
    "push-self-belief",
    "prayer-treated-as-manifestation-language-rather-than-humble-petition",
    "therapeutic-gospel-treating-the-gospel-mainly-as-emotional-healing-and-self-acceptance"
  ],
  "wave": "Wave 3 - Salvation and Holiness Distortions",
  "translation_tooltips": "NET Bible local hover tooltips generated from local site data",
  "generated": "2026-06-12T15:29:20.143284+00:00"
}