Part 2 (I'm not real good at cutting and pasting so I may have messed it up. If so, please let me know)
Faith is a fruit of the Spirit (see Gal 5;22 below). The Holy Spirit is Himself God. One obtains true faith only from becoming born again (from salvation) and it cannot be self-imparted. Many claim to have faith, but unless given by the Holy Spirit, that faith is their work, not God's -- true faith is given of the Holy Spirit and has Christ as its centerpiece – by whom is everything else relating to salvation to include that faith, given – and because it is given, it is eternal. A false faith does not have Christ as its centerpiece but requires work - to include that faith itself as a work because it was not given.
That which brought salvation to us was Christ's faith(fulness) and His obedience not ours. From and because of that, those saved have His faith imputed unto them, and from that, are given their faith and righteousness.
Regarding your recipe comment, I do not understand what you mean.
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Gal 5:22 KJV]
22 But
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith,
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Eph 2:8 KJV]
8 For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
[Gal 2:20 KJV]
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.
[Rom 3:22 KJV]
22 Even
the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
[1Pe 1:21 KJV]
21
Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
The rest of that particular post above, I don't understand.
There are two manifestations of faith: 1) Christ's faith which brought salvation to the elect, and from that, 2) faith given to those saved. Faith given to those who become saved, grows over time in the hearing of the gospel and growth in the excellency of the knowledge of Christ. This faith, however, is not the one that saves, only Christ's faith does that.
Read closely the parts of 2:16 that are underscored. To paraphrase: by Christ's faith we believe, and by His faith we are saved – it is all by Christ, not ourselves.
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Gal 2:16 KJV]
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.
We may all have human ears, but no one can hear spiritually with them. To truly hear the gospel requires spiritual ears not physical, therefore not all hear - only the saved can.
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Jhn 8:42-43 & 47 KJV]
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? [even]
because ye cannot hear my word.
47
He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.
(hat tip to brightfame52 for v47)
[Mat 13:16 KJV]
16
But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see:
and your ears, for they hear.
I already included that in my prior post to you, but here it is again:
Look at the verses preceding
1 Pet 1:5 - it is easier to understand if taken in context:
V3 informs that it is God Himself who has begotten again (has made born again) those who are kept in v5; v4 informs that their inheritance is already reserved, awaiting them in heaven - and in being reserved by God for them, they cannot fall from it neither can it be lost to them; v5 informs that to receive the inheritance as promised by God in v4, they are kept by the power of God.
By the way, the "unto salvation" of v5, is the final manifestation of salvation on the last day - the final rejuvenation.
[1Pe 1:3-5 KJV]
3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to
his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that
fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Phl 1:6 tells us essentially the same thing – that God has made Himself guarantor of the salvation of those saved
[Phl 1:6 KJV] 6 Being confident of this very thing
, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:
In your verse 4, I don't think you included that it had been "reserved in heaven for them". Because it is "their inheritance" from God, that inheritance is reserved in heaven. Since the elect alone are the beneficiaries of the will of God, when the testator (Christ) died, that will came into full force and effect, is frozen, and unchangeable. Therefore, whomever was in it then, they, and they alone, will be in it forever (and no one else can be), and thereby receives the inheritance of God and eternal life.
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Gal 3:15 KJV] 15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men;
Though [it be] but a man's covenant, yet [if it be] confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
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Heb 9:16-17 KJV]
16 For where a testament [is],
there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17
For a testament [is] of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
Think about that. If God reserved an inheritance in heaven for them, then that inheritance must be received by them and only by them, and in being reserved, cannot be lost. So, going back to 1Pet 1:5, those given faith, through the power of God, will remain in faith unto the end.
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