I know whom I have believed . . . That's what we need. That kind of Christ-centered confession is the confident testimony the world needs to hear. It is the confidence in Christ we need to have. Here is Paul's confident conviction .
Faith persuades of the truth.
It convinces us. We must be convinced that God is able . Here is a confident conviction in the power of God. But if you are to believe in His power, you must first believe Him. As we have already stated, you must come to know Him.