That the best you can come up with? Whatever!
Good for you. Don't fall for the collaboration coming against The Word and you. 🎣
We know faith is from God through his grace. But now, for some, those scriptures don't exist.
The game being undertaken, and the collaborators liking the efforts of one another in the process, tells you truth isn't the issue.
The point is to see how long you,we, will try to convince a people through our efforts about what they don't accept as truth from God Himself.
And
God tells us why that is too. Right?
You know what they say about feeding Devil's? They stay hungry once they've gained your attention.
Stay in The Word. Don't make an effort to turn around that which misrepresents the word just to bait 🎣 you to pay blasphemy attention.
And you're right. If truth gets us banned, falsehood is preferred. We're better off.Ban the Devil's. Not the Saints who stand against them.
Let this serve to inform the genuine here in the event they're being confused by the labors of the adversaries.
Where does faith come from?
ANSWER:
Faith is the avenue or the instrument God uses to bring salvation to His people. God gives faith because of His grace and mercy, because He loves us (
Ephesians 4—5). Faith comes from God in the form of a gift (
Ephesians 2:8).
A gift is not earned by some good deed or kind word, and it is not given because the giver expects a gift in return—under any of those conditions, a gift would not be a gift. The Bible emphasizes that faith is a gift because God deserves all of the glory for our salvation. If the receiver of faith could do anything whatsoever to deserve or earn the gift, that person would have every right to boast (
Ephesians 2:9). But all such boasting is excluded (
Romans 3:27). God wants Christians to understand they have done nothing to
earn faith, it’s only because of what Christ did on the cross that God gives anyone faith (
Ephesians 2:5,
16).
By knowing our saving faith comes from God alone, it should encourage Christians to “not think of yourself more highly than you ought,” but remember God decides the measure of faith each one receives (
Romans 12:3). The apostle Paul gives an example of the godly humility believers should have when they contemplate their own faith: “Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus” (
1 Timothy 1:13–14). Paul understood faith in Christ was given to him because of God’s grace
in spite of his own sinful life (
1 Corinthians 4:7).
The Bible specifies the way, or the means, that God gives faith to people. “Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ” (
Romans 10:17). It is the Word of God that produces faith. Someone could receive faith while hearing a sermon teaching the gospel, someone else by reading about Jesus in the Bible—any time the true gospel of Jesus is communicated, there is potential for faith. This is why it’s of paramount importance for believers everywhere to be obedient to the Great Commission (
Matthew 28:16–20) and tell people what Christ has done for humanity. Faith is not the product of a preacher’s compelling presentation, his eloquence, or even his theological soundness—faith is given through the message about Jesus. This is the means God has chosen.
It is good for anyone who wants faith to ask for it. God freely gives what is good to all who ask (
Luke 11:9–12), and it’s good to ask for an increase of faith (
Luke 17:5;
Mark 9:24). Jesus prayed for Peter’s faith to be strengthened (
Luke 22:32). As with any gift from God, it is our responsibility to
exercise the gift and not become complacent, lazy, or apathetic (
Romans 12:1–2,
6–8). Christians can find comfort and peace of mind knowing their faith is from God, because He has said He will finish the good work He started (
Philippians 1:6). God is the Author and the Perfecter of faith (
Hebrews 12:2a;
Romans 8:29–30).
