Christ's Doctrine of Faith: A Study of "Believing" in John's Gospel (John 14:1)

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The seventy-ninth and eightieth occurrences of “belief” in the Gospel of John are found in John 14:1. Here, the Lord Jesus Christ says: “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me” (KJV). So, what is the immediate context here, and what are the facts about faith here?

First, what is the immediate context? Around the time of what we call the “Last Supper,” Christ reveals to His disciples that one of them will betray Him. While they all wonder who it is, He sends Judas away, the disciples still not suspecting he is the traitor. He then gives His true disciples His new commandment, which is that they should love each other as He has loved them. After this, Peter affirms that he will give his life for his Lord, to which Christ informs that the cock will not crow until he would deny Him three times. This is the immediate context of John 14:1.

Second, what are some facts about faith here? The first truth is that a fruit of faith in Christ is peace in the heart. Because, right after the Lord commands His disciples to not let their hearts be troubled, He tells them that they believe in God before telling them to believe in Him, with some translations have Him commanding them to believe in God, the Father, and to also believe in Him, instead of telling them that they already believe in God. The second truth is that belief in God the Father and belief in God the Son go hand in hand. Because, however your respective translation words it, Christ is obviously connecting trust in His Father and trust in Him, in such a way where they are inseparable. These are some facts about faith from John 14:1.