Faith

I have been reading a devotional entitled “Fate vs Faith”.  it is an interesting read.  The author says that faith is a gift from God.  If that were true, then hasn’t our salvation already been determined or in other words some are predestined to be saved and others are not.  However, that would contradict the word of God.  Here is the verse that everyone is using to say that faith is a gift:

Ephesians 2:8 New International Version (NIV)

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

I personally believe that most people misunderstand this verse.

Salvation is the gift, not faith.  If God only gives a select view the gift of faith, then the rest of us are in trouble and as stated before that would go against God who is supposed to be love.

My personal belief is that everyone is given faith and it is up to us to use it or not, free will.  Once we decide to believe that God exists and is our Heavenly Father and that Jesus is our Lord and Savior, then the rest becomes a bit easier.  I am not saying your life will be easy for the Bible says the exact opposite is true. What becomes easier is the way we live our life.  We will start to live our life as Christ did.  It will not be all at once for most of us, but gradual progressions as we start to acknowledge our sins and relinquish control to God.

Updated: December 9, 2017 — 4:54 am