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NASB | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 8:13 "Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith]. |
Bible Question (short): Where did your faith come from? |
Question (full): Hello New Creature, I was curious as to where you believe your faith in Christ came from? Is it your own faith you mustered up with God's help or was it given to you as a gift from God (Eph 2:8-9) Was it granted (given as a gift of God's grace) to you? (Phil 1:29) Just curious where you feel your faith comes from? Remember what Paul says in 1 Cor 4:7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? (NIV) Then also recall what it says in James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (NIV) If faith is a gift of God, then it came from Him. So I would be interested to know where you believe your faith came from? Now if you agree it was a act of God's grace to give you faith, by that faith God delivered to you his grace. Then our faith was the work of God and that can not fail. Since he is the author and finisher of our faith? He started the book of faith in our lives and he will finish it! Now if we did not do anything to earn this faith, then we can do nothing to lose it. But if we truely possess this saving faith, then how could we possibly do anything to lose it, when we did nothing to gain it? In Christ...Doug |