Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
Justified by faith... and where does a man get this faith, this saving faith? Answer - God gives each believer a measure of faith (Romans 12:3). This is why some get more than others. But why doesn’t He give EVERY man saving faith? Most Christians who believe in decisional salvation think God wants to save every man. So if man receives faith from God, why doesn’t He give every man saving faith? Arminians will say, “Because most men don’t want it.”
Really? Unfortunately, NO lost man wants it, he wants nothing to do with God.
So why doesn’t God give every man saving faith? Answer - Because He doesn’t want to save every man!
Some may try to claim God wants every man to be saved by quoting 1 Timothy 2:4, 1 Timothy 4:10, or 2 Peter 3:9 but those passages can easily be explained without contradicting the rest of God’s Word (click on the links). However, I have yet to hear an explanation justifying their position from one who believes in decisional salvation for passages like 1 Corinthians 2:14 that tells us a lost man will accept nothing from the Holy Spirit and will consider it foolishness; Romans 8:8 that tells us a lost man can’t please God; John 10:25 where Jesus Himself tells us why a lost man does not believe; and John 3:20 where Jesus tells us the lost hate Him and will NOT come unto Him.
It should be obvious that the lost have no faith, especially since God told us not all men have faith (2 Thessalonians 3:2). Does a man come to Christ without faith and when God sees he is sincere He then gives him faith? That is absurd. Without faith no man is going to come to Christ. A lost man hates Christ and will not come to Him (John 3:20). Why, or better yet, how can a lost man come to Someone he hates? Why would God give faith to someone He hates? Some will say, “God doesn’t hate anyone! He loves everyone!” Not true - God hates workers of iniquity (Psalm 5:5), the wicked and those who love violence (Psalm 11:5), abortion doctors (Proverbs 6:17), and liars (Proverbs 6:19). Any one of those passages by itself proves God does not love every person on the planet which means a lot of Christians believe an incorrect interpretation of John 3:16. See Bible Truth #66 for more info.
But, getting back to faith - does God give a lost man faith to enable him to come to Christ and then if he “rejects” Christ take that same faith away? If true, someone please show it to me in Scripture.
A man is justified by God-given faith alone and not because of anything he does (2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:5).
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