Wow. Yet, no verses to support that.
If you choose to be crass about it, fine, then yes, a random crapshoot.
Not crass. Just shootin' straight. And again, wow. How does God get any glory from randomness? It makes no sense, and
there is no Scripture to support these beliefs.
It isn't a condition if God gives you the faith.
Faith is a noun. He gives the information that we are supposed to believe. So in that sense only, He does "give the faith". But there is no Scripture to support that God causes anyone to believe. Believing is what man does, and yes, it is THE condition for salvation.
Acts 16:31, Eph 2:8.
Actually, not. God does not "make' believers. There is no Scripture to support that claim.
The Bible is clear that our faith is a gift, imparted at the time He turns our hearts to himself.
Neither are true. The gift is ALWAYS salvation or eternal life. Rom 6:23
Read Ephesians 2. "For by grace you are saved by faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God".
The "it" refers back to being saved, not our faith. Sorry.
I do see a cause and effect. I see God turning our hearts to him, gifting us with faith, and us believing.
Pretty much just a puppet show, then.
Because that is not what any of the scriptures say. They say that God gifts us faith when we are saved.
Actually, there are no Scriptures that say that. They DO say that He saves those who believe.
What's the point in your view of the act of believing, if God is the cause of it? What does it prove or demonstrate?
The Biblical view is that man responds to God's love and promise, which pleases God. Heb 11:6.
The verses I listed (that you have copied here). And they do say exactly that. What do you think they say?
They say what the words say. Let's consider ch 6.
John 6:27
Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.
John 6:28
Therefore they said to Him, What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?
John 6:29
Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.
In v.27 Jesus tells them to acquire" for that endures to eternal life. Here is the word usually translated "work" or "labor":
1) to work, labour, do work
2) to trade, to make gains by trading, do business
3) to do, work out
3a) exercise, perform, commit
3b) to cause to exist, produce
4) to work for, earn by working, to acquire
I reject any concept that salvation is gained by earning, as you do, so we eliminate those ideas. What is left is "commit" or "acquire". Nothing earned.
In v.28 the crowd asks what works does God require for eternal life.
In v.29 Jesus tells them God requires them to believe in Him for eternal life.
You cited 37, 39, 44, 65 -
37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.
Nothing here about God choosing who will believe. The question is this: who specifically does the Father give to Jesus? The answer is obvious; believers only.
39 This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.
This is a promise of eternal security to all believers.
Why did you ignore this very important verse?
40For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.
God gives eternal life to those who believe in Christ.
44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day."
Why did you leave out the very next verse, which explains specifically WHO is drawn by the Father:
John 6:45
It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.
There it is: everyone has been taught by God. And those who have listened and learned from Him come to Jesus. iow, those who have listened and learned are drawn to Jesus.
Again, none of the verses you cited SAY what you believe.