I think these two words that you use, ‘assent’ and ‘surrender’, can be quite helpful in explaining the two distinct meanings which the biblical writers intended (depending on context) when they wrote the word believe. James used the meaning of ‘assent’ when he said that demons “believe”. Paul used the meaning of ‘surrender’ in Romans 1:16 “ESV
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
I think these two words that you use, ‘assent’ and ‘surrender’, can be quite helpful in explaining the two distinct meanings which the biblical writers intended (depending on context) when they wrote the word believe. James used the meaning of ‘assent’ when he said that demons “believe”. Paul used the meaning of ‘surrender’ in Romans 1:16 “ESV
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”