and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the Gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;
concerning your faith: Coffman views this as another instance where the word "faith" is used in the objective sense, being once again a reference to obedient faith. He adds "that ’faith’ in the New Testament frequently has this objective meaning, and that sinner’s trust/faith is hardly ever the true meaning" (39).