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Jacob the twister.....
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Van said:Ephesians 2:8-9 does not say faith is a gift. It says salvation is a gift. And salvation is by grace through faith. Our faith is our introduction to the grace in which we stand. Romans 5:2. God says "here I am, here I am, and we respond to the revealing grace of God, either by turning and trusting fully, or by holding back or by rejection. But if we believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, and confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord, we will be saved.
what possible objection can you have to faith being a gift ........ if salvation is by Grace then why baulk at the gift of faith ?
faith is given as the instrument of our salvation not it's cause...... it is caused by God's Grace .
an illustration of faith as a ticket....
''well folks I will let you into this great place for free , you just need a ticket .''
''but where do we get a ticket from?''
''search me , i don't give out any tickets , but as soon as you find one I will let you in .''
''but you said it was free , where do we get a ticket from? ''
''it is free , but sorry no ticket no entrance.''
''but we haven't got a ticket !!! ''
''tell you what , make yourself one and I will let you in!''
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scripture is clear we are saved by grace through faith and that not of ourselves it is the gift of God .......
so faith itself is a gift of Grace , otherwise we are saved by a faith that is of ourselves and therefore saved not as a gift but as a trade off!
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