Faith is a central theme of the Bible and we often first believe the gospel that saves today then begin to ask where this faith came from in the first place.
The classic unlearned question is, “Does faith come from God or man?”
This is an unlearned question because the Bible is actually quite clear where Faith comes from.
There are two kinds of Faith that men are able to have, which is not often spoken or written about.
Initial faith in which someone first trusts and believes comes by hearing, not God.
This at first is strange to accept, but is the means by which God uses foolishness to preach whatever gospel is currently used for saving.
Hearing implies that men preach the gospel to others and this gospel is special enough to prick the hearts of men who often like to live in their own individuality and justification for their behavior/thinking.
The second Faith comes as a gift of the Holy Ghost that is given to those already in possession of the initial faith.
See Romans 10:17 and 1 Corinthians 12:9
*What is the bottom-line?
Those who get caught up thinking it’s a God versus man battle do not actually read grammar or syntax and likely are among the sovereignty of God illusion movement, which means these are deriving meaning to further their preconception when the actual words don’t support this invented battle.
God doesn’t choose who gets faith initially and so serve as unjust, but rather gives faith to some of those already saved as an extra gift of strength.
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