Unbelief is not having religious faith, or refusing to accept it. This is a church word, a Bible word, a word from sermons and theology — not a word for ordinary conversation. That is the first thing to hold on to.

Unbelief不信 is not having religious faith指的是沒有宗教信仰 or refusing to accept it或是不肯接受信仰 This is這是 a church word教會用語 a Bible word聖經用語 a word from sermons and theology講道和神學裡用的詞 not a word for ordinary conversation不是日常對話會用的詞 That is這 the first thing to hold on to是第一件要記住的事。

If you do not believe in God, you would say 'I'm not religious' or call yourself an atheist; you would not say 'I live in unbelief'. The people who use this word are usually religious people talking about the state of not believing, often with sadness or worry in the voice. In the Christian tradition especially it names a spiritual problem: something to be prayed about, wrestled with, healed.

If you do not believe in God如果你不信神 you would say你會說 'I'm not religious'「我沒有宗教信仰」 or call yourself an atheist或說自己是無神論者 you would not say你不會說 'I live in unbelief'「我活在 unbelief 裡」 The people who use this word會用這個詞的人 are usually religious people通常是有信仰的人 talking about the state of not believing在講「不信」這種狀態 often with sadness or worry in the voice語氣裡常帶著難過或擔憂 In the Christian tradition especially尤其在基督教傳統裡 it names a spiritual problem它指的是一種靈性上的問題 something to be prayed about需要禱告 wrestled with掙扎面對 healed然後被療癒的東西。

The most famous line in English carrying it is 'Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief' — a man who half-believes, asking for help with the half that does not. That line tells you the flavour: unbelief is not calm and confident, it is a lack, a gap, a failure to hold on.

The most famous line in English carrying it英文裡帶這個詞最有名的一句話 is是 'Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief'「主啊，我信；求你幫助我的不信」 a man who half-believes是一個半信半疑的人 asking for help with the half that does not在為自己不信的那一半求助 That line這句話 tells you the flavour透露出這個詞的味道 unbelief is not calm and confidentunbelief 不是平靜有把握 it is a lack而是一種欠缺 a gap一個空缺 a failure to hold on抓不住的失敗。

Note carefully that unbelief is not the same as 'disbelief'. Disbelief is the everyday word for the shock of not being able to accept something you have just been told — you stare at someone in disbelief when they say the shop has closed down. Unbelief is about faith, and it is a settled condition rather than a moment of shock.

Note carefully要特別注意 unbelief is not the same as 'disbelief'unbelief 跟 disbelief 不一樣 Disbelief is the everyday worddisbelief 是日常用詞 for the shock of not being able to accept something you have just been told講的是聽到剛剛被告知的事卻無法接受的那種震驚 you stare at someone in disbelief你會難以置信地盯著人看 when they say the shop has closed down比如有人說店關了 Unbelief is about faithunbelief 講的是信仰 it is a settled condition rather than a moment of shock是一種固定的狀態，而不是一時的震驚。

It is an uncountable noun, so no 'an unbelief' and no plural.

It is an uncountable noun這是不可數名詞 so no 'an unbelief'所以沒有 an unbelief 這種說法 and no plural也沒有複數形式。