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  1. Oct 28, 2022 · 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 ...

    • Ephesians 2:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
    • Romans 12:3 ESV / 7 helpful votes. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
    • 2 Thessalonians 3:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes. And that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith.
    • Romans 10:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes. So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
  2. Sep 23, 1998 · We thank God for the enlargement of faith because "God has allotted to each [his own] measure of faith" (Romans 12:3). This truth has a profound impact on how we pray. Jesus gives us the example in Luke 22:31-32. Before Peter denies him three times Jesus says to him, "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you like wheat; but I have ...

    • Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 3,164 helpful votes. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
    • Matthew 21:22 ESV / 3,124 helpful votes. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
    • Romans 10:17 ESV / 2,947 helpful votes. So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
    • Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 2,845 helpful votes. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
  3. May 13, 2024 · God has given to each a “measure of faith” to use for Him. This “faith” is the gift from which all the other gifts flow. Faith is the first gift we receive (for justification), and faith is the gift that brings the other gifts of the Spirit into our lives. When a person is born again, God gives him gifts as a new member of the family of ...

  4. Oct 13, 2015 · The context is God’s grace that provides salvation to us in Jesus Christ. “It is the gift of God” accurately summarizes “salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.”. We look at another salvation verse of Paul’s writings. Let us look at Romans 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through ...

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  6. Jul 30, 2024 · Answer. Faith resides at the core of Christianity and the Christian life. While the Bible has much to say about it, faith is a challenging concept to define. A biblical definition of faith reaches beyond mere belief—the simple acknowledgment that God exists—into the realm of trust. Genuine faith involves abandoning all human reliance on ...

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