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Having faith in Christ is a gift given to His elect through the fruit of the Spirit upon becoming born again. Whenever you read
"faith in Christ", understand that it (faith) came from God, and was not of themselves. We are righteous before God only because of the
faith we were given is from Christ and from which we were given His righteousness too with it.
You shouldn't just assume that a spiritual doctrine is self-explanatory in one verse.
Please, read this verse closely, especially the highlighted portion. Do you see the "by the faith of Christ even we have
believed in Jesus Christ"? That means if we truly believe it is only because we were given that belief by/from Christ's faith.
[Gal 2:16 KJV] 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
[Gal 5:22 KJV] 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
"faith in Christ", understand that it (faith) came from God, and was not of themselves. We are righteous before God only because of the
faith we were given is from Christ and from which we were given His righteousness too with it.
You shouldn't just assume that a spiritual doctrine is self-explanatory in one verse.
Please, read this verse closely, especially the highlighted portion. Do you see the "by the faith of Christ even we have
believed in Jesus Christ"? That means if we truly believe it is only because we were given that belief by/from Christ's faith.
[Gal 2:16 KJV] 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
[Gal 5:22 KJV] 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
It seems to me that what you are saying here, is that I should read scripture with the same understanding you do. If I did that, we would both be wrong.
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