Faith is a gift, not of our own doing (Php 1:29; 2Pe 1:1; Ac 18:27; Ro 12:3), as is repentance (2Ti 2:25; Ac 11:18, 5:31) and righteousness (Ro 5:17).
P.S. to above:
The mind of the unregenerate man is set on the natural, it is sinful, hostile to God, does not submit to God's law,
nor can it do so. The unregenerate nature cannot please God (Ro 8:7-8), and that includes believing before he is generated.
P.S. to above:
The mind of the unregenerate man is set on the natural, it is sinful, hostile to God, does not submit to God's law,
nor can it do so. The unregenerate nature cannot please God (Ro 8:7-8), and that includes believing before he is generated.