Greek · ar-KHAY-gos kai te-le-o-TES tes pis-TE-os
Author and Perfecter of Faith
ἀρχηγὸς καὶ τελειωτὴς τῆς πίστεως
The One who begins faith in you and brings it to completion
Symbol: The runner who starts the race and waits at the finish — faith's start and end
“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:2
Faith is not your achievement — Jesus is both its Author and its Finisher. He starts it, sustains it and sees it through.
What the name means
He is the pioneer who blazes the trail of faith through suffering to glory — the cross to the throne is the path.
He is the perfecter — He will not leave your faith half-formed. What He begins, He completes.
Fix your eyes on Him, not on your faith: faith grows by looking at the Author, not by examining itself.
How to pray this name
- Pray: 'Author of my faith, begin what I cannot and perfect what You have started.'
- When faith feels weak, look at Him — the Object of faith, not the amount of it.
Author and Perfecter of my faith, I fix my eyes on You. Start what I lack and finish what You began. In the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.
Declaration
Jesus authors my faith and perfects it — I will run with endurance because He ran first.
Study further
Hebrews 2:10 · Philippians 1:6 · Hebrews 11:1 · Romans 12:3