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That no man can come to Christ/believe in Christ except of an intervention by the Father as stated in Jn 6:44 and implied in Jn 6:65, is a testification that its solely by the Power of the Spirit that causes one to believe, by birthing Faith in us. So the ability to believe in Christ is from...
Christs own words denotes that the elect or Hs Sheep will be given Faith so that they in Faith come to Him Jn 6:37
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
All that the Father giveth Christ denotes election, His Sheep, and its...
Peter writing to believers wrote 1 Pet 1:1-2
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling...
The Chosen of God before the world began and before the elect had being, they had been by the preordination appointed to believe Acts 13:48
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. 36
Everyone who has been chosen of God in Christ before the foundation[Eph 1:4] will be in due time recipient of the Spirits sanctifying work so that He sets them apart unto belief of the Truth 2 Thess 2:13. Thats why Paul calls it also the Faith of Gods Elect that acknowledges the Truth Titus 1:1...
Its ensured that Gods Elect will be given Faith to believe.
Paul writing to the believers in Thessalonian writes 2 Thess 2:13
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through...
Men naturally when it comes to spiritually believing on God, or in Christ, dont have that kind of Faith, no in fact naturally all men are locked in unbelief and disobedience. Paul writing to the Romans writes Rom 11:32
32 For God hath concluded them all[jew and gentile] in unbelief, that he...
Faith is a spiritual blessing found in Christ even though worldly men want to attribute it to the flesh.
Eph 1:3-4
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him...
Must be in Christ to believe !
The reason for this is because we must be in Christ to bear fruit,
Jn 15:4-5
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He...
Man naturally cant believe on or in Christ so Paul writes Phil 1:29
29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
In similar speech Christ said in John Jn 6:64-65
64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew...
Why all men dont have Faith ?
In addition to the previous 2 reasons as to why all men dont believe, another is because all have not been ordained to eternal life, because as many as are do believe saith the scripture Acts 13:48
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified...
Why all men dont have Faith ?
We have already pointed out one reason why all men dont have Faith/Believe, yet another reason is because not all men are the Beloved of the Lord, Chosen from the beginning unto Salvation through Sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth 2 Thess 2:13
13...
Why all men dont have Faith ?
2 Thess 3:2
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
Its because all men are not Christs Sheep Jn 10:26
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
Its by Christ we do believe in God, the True God, for we read in 1 Pet 1:20-21
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith...
All men aren't given the ability to believe on Christ, for God hides truth about Christ from them. Jesus indicates this a couple of times, when giving thanks to the Father saying Matt 11:25,26
25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because...
If one becomes a true believer in the True Jesus Christ that died only to save His Sheep Jn 10, His Church Eph 5, or Gods Elect, then we owe it to the preordaining of God of us to eternal life Acts 13:48
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and...
Jesus prayer in Jn 17 wasnt for the world in general Jn 17:9 but it was for believers and they which shall become believers Jn 17:20
20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Of course that would be #1 Christ's Sheep Jn 10:26 and #2 They...
Another scriptural concept as to who it is that believes, it is Christ Sheep. We gather this by Christs own words as to why some men dont believe Jn 10:26
26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
This lends us to understand that if men are of Christs Sheep...
Who are them that believe ?
Acts 11:17,21
Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
Acts 15:7...