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Since Faith is a Gift of God from His enabling one to believe by His Grace and Power, therefore Gods word tells us some will trust in Christs Name Rom 15:12
10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye...
Faith is a Gift of God from His enabling one to believe by His Grace and Power, because its given by God to repent and acknowledge the truth 2 Tim 2:25,26
25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Faith is a Gift of God from His enabling one to believe by His Grace and Power, for instance, its just as much by the power and grace of God to believe on Christ as it is to suffer for His Name Sake Phil 1:29
29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but...
Man's religion will deny that Faith is the result of the Power and Grace of God and will ignorantly attribute it to the natural will of man, not understanding nor accepting the fact that by nature men are in the power of unbelief Rom 11:32
32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he...
More scripture that indicates that Faith is of the Power of God is in Rom 11 when God through Paul tells believing Gentiles they stand by Faith so dont boast Rom 11: 19-21
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were...
Paul writing to the Ephesians states that they believed according to the working of Gods mighty power Eph 1:19-20
9 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the...
One of the great indicators of the apostasy of our times is that men have taken the prerogative of Faith in Salvation and have made it a work of the flesh, when in truth, Faith in Salvation, believing in Christ is the prerogative of God, His Work, this by Jesus own testimony Jn 6:29
Jesus...
As Gods Elect Christ had Faith, He's the author of the believers Faith Heb 12:2
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
One of the...
Faith, that kind that pleases God Heb 11:6 is the Gift of God to His Own Elect. It will be begotten in His Elect or Sheep of every age because, and its called the Faith of Gods Elect by one writer Titus 1:1
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's...
How is Faith obtained ?
It Faith is given in the sanctifying regenerating work of the Holy Spirit who is given to all for whom Christ died and redeemed, its part of their allotted Inheritance as so is the Spirit.
Eph 1:13-15
13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth...
How is Faith obtained ?
It is obtained by Divine Spiritual Allotment.
2 Pet 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
The word obtained in the original is...
How is Faith obtained ?
Man by nature doesn't have a Faith that pleases God, for it is written :Rom 8:8
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Man by nature man have a faith, but its no better off in the things of God as the devils faith in God James 2:19
Thou believest that...
Who really believes in Christ ? continued:
So because of the Blood of the everlasting covenant shed by the Great Shepherd of the Sheep, God will equip the Sheep, furnish the Sheep with what is needed to do His Will, which will of His is for the Sheep to believe on Christ. He will undertake to...
Who really believes in Christ ? continued:
"make you perfect in every good work to do His Will " Now the words make you perfect are in the greek are the word katartizō which means:
to render, i.e. to fit, sound, complete
to mend (what has been broken or rent), to repair
to complete
to fit...
Who really believes in Christ ?
That would be Christ's Sheep, Jesus says of them who never do believe, Jn 10:26
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
Of course that statement tacitly assumes that if they were of Christ's Sheep they would believe on Him !
And...
Faith to believe on Christ as to salvation/conversion isnt something men naturally can do, Jn 6:44
44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except...
Faith to Believe in God !
Natural mans religion always seeks to deprive Christ/God of their Glory due. One way they do this is by attributing Faith Heb 11:1 unto the natural man, which is a lie. Sure man may have a natural faith, but that has absolutely nothing to do with God in Salvation. But...
Faith to believe on Christ is the fruit of Election, not the cause of election as some falsely teach. Remember Paul wrote in 2 Thess 2:13 unto them Chosen by God:
3 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...
Faith is the Gift of God as is His Grace. Eph 3:7
Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
Eph 4:7
But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
True Believers...