Featured Has ALL Humanity Been Given a Measure of Faith?

To me, Scripture is clear:

Hebrews 12:2 tells me that Jesus Christ authored and finished the believer's faith.
Hebrews 11:1 is clear in that faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:3 says that by it, the believer understands that the worlds ( plural ) were framed ( built ) by the word of God. In other words, without faith, no one believes God's words.
2 Thessalonians 3:2 tells me that not all men have it.
Philippians 1:29 is clear that it is given to the believer, in the behalf of Christ, to believe. Something that is given is a gift.
Galatians 5:19-23 is clear in that faith is a fruit of the Spirit. It is not a work of the flesh.
Ephesians 2:8 tells me that faith is the gift "of" God. It is not "of" ourselves...which brings us to where it comes from:
Galatians 2:16-21 tells me that we live by the faith "of" Christ...

" We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain."

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" indicating an association between two entities, typically one of belonging."
" used as a function word to indicate origin or derivation."
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It is the faith "of" Jesus Christ, who authored and finished it for us, and is the evidence of our being His.

 

" For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith."

@AustinC :
Here I see that the context of the "every man" in Romans 12:3 is "every man that is among you" in the earlier part of the verse.
That's one reason why I do not believe that all men have been dealt the measure of faith by the Lord;
Only His people have.

The other reasons I've listed in my prior post, # 21.


May God bless you.

 

Your understanding of Romans 10:17ff is incorrect. To be sure, they (the Israelites) heard, but hearing is not believing. Hence, Paul continues, 'But to Israel He says, "All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and contrary people' (v.21).
Hebrews 4:2. 'For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them (the Israelites who did not enter God's rest); but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.'

 

Amen...for how could the word of God profit anyone, unless they hear and believe it?

 

God must first save you before you can have biblical faith. It is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.

 

This is discussed ad nauseaum . Simple Bible passages would outline mans dependence on God to save but some will continue on in their insistence that man chooses wether to be saved or not. Personally I’m done arguing this… allow them their opinion and it will eventually be sorted out.

 

what does Romans chapter 10, verses 16 and 17, say?

"16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God"

The preaching of the Gospel Message with the power of the Holy Spirit, can convict the sinner of their sins, and their need for Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour. This takes place when the sinner has faith or belief in Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord.

If faith has been given only to the elect, then no person can be condemned for not believing, as we read in John 3:18, “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God". And Mark 16:16, "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned". And in many other places. How can God justly condemn any sinner for not believing, and having faith, if He has made sure that they are not recipients of His gift of faith in the first place? If a person CANNOT believe, because they are so from birth, then God CANNOT condemn them, for something that they CANNOT do!

2 Thessalonians 3:2 is often misunderstood to show that only some are given faith by God, for their salvation. Paul here says, "For not all have faith", which can easily mean, that not everyone has faith in God, or, believes in the Gospel of Jesus Christ; which are very true. Note that Paul goes on to say, "But the Lord is faithful" (verse 3). The Greek πίστις which is used in verse 2, also has the meaning "faithful", which agrees with what Paul says of God in verse 3.

 

so a sinner is saved before they are born-again? this is putting the cart before the horse!

 

Not according to context...

 

The fact that all people do not put their faith in Christ such that God does not credit their "faith" is not in dispute.

 

Not even close. I will will jump up and down the day a Calvinist actually presents my views accurately. No one is given their area of ministry within the body of Christ until they are saved, thus their holy calling or ministry...

 

Once again an obvious absurdity is hoisted to hide the fact the gift of faith is a fiction.

https://www.vbc.online/blog/2020/5/21/what-does-measure-of-faith-mean-in-romans-123

 

what the Bible says in Romans 10. Why, do you disagree with this?

 

LOL, you said no one holds this view - measure of faith refers to our area of ministry - which the link shows was an absurd and false statement. But do you address your mendacity? Nope, once again you seek to change the subject.

BTW folks, I have answered that "deflection question" more than a dozen times. No one has "innate" faith.

 

you are speaking in riddles! on the one hand you say that people are born with saving faith, and on the other, that it does come from hearing of the Word of God, which is external! You cannot have it both ways, as one excludes the other.

Yes, the sinner is first convicted by the preaching of the Gospel Message, as in Acts 2:27, when those that heard Peter preach, were "cut to the heart", by the Holy Spirit, as Jesus says in John 16:8. Then they can call upon the Lord in faith, to get saved.