Whereas, I would see all the aspects of salvation being casued by God.
Agreed, putting forward some scripture as proof:
John 1:12 But to as many as did receive
and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to
those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name— 13
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh [the flesh is carnal and flesh always lusteth against the Spirit]
, nor of the will of man, but of GOD.
John 6:29 Jesus answered,
“This is the work of God: that you believe [adhere to, trust in, rely on, and have faith] in the One whom He has sent.” Clearly this verse defines faith as a work. Thus faith must originate from God since God’s
grace does not include man works (
Galatians 5:2).
Romans 12:3b as God has apportioned to each a degree of faith [and a purpose designed for service]. Note: It is God doing the apportioning
1 Corinthians 12:3b And
no one can [really] say, Jesus is [my] Lord, except by and under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit. [The confession of the Lordship of Christ in saving faith is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Tom Constable: no one would sincerely acknowledge that Jesus is Lord, Savior and or Sovereign, unless the Holy Spirit had some influence over him or her
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been
saved through faith. And this [referring to salvation through faith]
is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works (not founded upon anything in the believer himself), so that
no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
“And this is not your own doing.” The word “this” must have an antecedent, which would normally be the closest preceding noun. In this case, “this” would refer back to “faith.” Paul is not saying that grace is not our own doing. That would be redundant, because if it were our own doing, it would not be gracious at all. Rather, he says that faith is not our own doing. That does not mean that faith is not found in us; it is found in us. It does not mean that it is someone else’s faith by which we are justified. It is, properly speaking, our faith, for we are the ones who have it, the ones who are exercising it. But it is not our own doing, meaning that we are not the origin of it. It is not something that we have generated by our own power, nor does it originate in our flesh. R.C. Sproul Truths We Confess
Philippians 1:29 For you have
been granted [from the Greek term
charizomai, “to give as a gift]
[the privilege] for Christ’s sake not only
to believe in Him, but also to suffer in His behalf.
Hebrews 12:2 a Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader
and the Source of our faith [
giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. [AMP]
2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ,
To those who have received and possess [by God’s will] a precious faith of the same kind as ours, AMP
1 John 5:1 "
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born [regenerated]
of God" ...The verb tense make's John's intention unmistakable: Everyone who goes on believing [present, continuous action] that Jesus is the Christ
has been born of God [perfect, completed action with abiding effects]. " Faith is the evidence of new birth, not the cause of it." “has been born” is a passive verb; they are caused to be born by another, that being God. Some Arminian exegetes might object to this interpretation. A means of testing the consistency of the exegesis offered of this passage would be to ask how such a person interprets these words: 1 John 2:29 If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him. Every consistent Protestant would say, “the reason one practices righteousness is because they have already been born of Him.
