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I'll ask again, what is the source of faith?

 

So hearing does not come from nature.

 

What does scripture say. Rom 10:17. Nature does not create.
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So faith is supernaturally imparted. Agreed?

 

We say gift of God towards His own, others say the Gospel itself has power to give faith if we agree with God to get saved!

 

IOW, it has the power to give faith if we already have it.

 

I would not agree that faith in Christ is imparted. We hear the preaching of the word. We either accept it as truth or not, depending on conviction and our being convinced of what is being said. Faith is trust we trust in Christ first.
Eph_1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
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Yes

 

One stone, One step - Justification, being made righteous.

12:2 ἀφορῶντες εἰς τὸν τῆς πίστεως ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν Ἰησοῦν ὃς ἀντὶ τῆς προκειμένης αὐτῷ χαρᾶς ὑπέμεινεν σταυρὸν αἰσχύνης καταφρονήσας ἐν δεξιᾷ τε τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ εκάθισεν

Looking into the, of the of faith, originator and finisher, Jesus,

How was Jesus the originator and finisher, perfecter if you will, of, the faith? When was, the faith, authored and perfected?

What faith? Is it the very same, to faith, unto which the cloud of witnesses of V 1 did what they did? Did they do what they did by, their faith or unto, the faith, yet to be authored and perfected?

The gospel and the faith are the same thing. Heb 5:8 through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered -- the obedience, ---------- obedience of faith
Phil 2:8,9 and in fashion having been found as a man, (Heb Son) he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death -- death even of a cross, wherefore (Because of this obedience), also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that is above every name,

1 Cor 15:1-4 And I make known to you, brethren, the gospel (good news) that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood, through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain, for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings, and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Writings,

V 17 and if Christ hath not risen, vain the faith of you, ye are yet in your sins;

The KJV translates Strong's G3152 in the following manner: vain (5x), vanities (1x).
Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

1. devoid of force, truth, success, result
   
   
2. useless, of no purpose
   

That is the faith being authored and perfected? It is the only, faith, spoken of in the word of God what has any meaning, weather for Abel or for any one yet to be born.

Prove me otherwise.

 

who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death -- with strong crying and tears -- having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared, through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered -- the obedience, and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,Heb 5:7-9

'This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses; at the right hand then of God having been exalted -- also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father -- he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear; Acts 2:32,33

'But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you, and if I go on, I will send Him unto you; John 16:7

Did you receive the Spirit because you trust or because the Son trusted the Father?

this only do I wish to learn from you -- by works of law the Spirit did ye receive, or out of hearing of faith?

What did you hear about that told you of the Holy Spirit being given to ones believing.

IMHO we are not saved because we believe, we believe, because we have been saved out of the faith of Jesus.

 

So, WE are the source of faith...

And so it goes back and forth.

 

So we are the source of God's power. Praise be to us!

 

Must you always assume? We have the ability to believe, believing is faith. We hear the gospel and believe not because we have been given faith but because our faith is what we use to believe with. Every time we hear the gospel our faith can be increased. Wed are created with the ability to believe.When the disciples asked Jesus to increase the faith Jesus the Word kept preaching.
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