God doen't cause anyone to believe- faith is up to man, man must believe on the Lord to be saved.
see the bible in Romans 10:8-13. Then read Jesus teaching He said 13 times it’s their faith that saved them and not the faith Gid gave them which you reject and say the opposite of what Jesus said and taught which is the TRUTH.
Parenthesis is Calvinism false assertion below
Luke 7:50
And he said to the woman,
Thy faith ( I have given you )
hath saved thee; go in peace.
Luke 8:48
"Daughter," said Jesus, "
your faith ( I have given you )
has healed you. Go in peace."
Luke 17:19
Then Jesus said to him, "Rise and go;
your faith( I have given you )
has made you well!"
Luke 18:42
"Receive your sight!" Jesus replied. "
Your faith( I have give you )
has healed you."
Matthew 8:10
When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, "Truly I tell you,
I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
Matthew 8:13
Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! As
you have believed, so will it be done for you." And his servant was healed at that very hour.
Matthew 9:2
Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw
their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.
Matthew 9:22
Jesus turned and saw her. "Take courage, daughter," He said, "
your faith has healed you." And the woman was cured from that very hour.
Matthew 9:29
Then He touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you."
Matthew 15:28
"O woman," Jesus answered, "your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Mark 5:34
"Daughter," said Jesus, "
your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction."
Mark 10:52
"Go," said Jesus, "
your faith has healed you." And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
John 4:53
So the father knew that
it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and
himself believed, and his whole house.
And Paul agrees below with Jesus and me.
“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ….” (Romans 5:1)
“So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.” (Galatians 3:24)
“And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.” (Romans 4:11)
“For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”” (Romans 4:3) [see also Genesis 15:6, Galatians 3:6, James 2:23]
So faith is synonymous with belief in Christ.
And its up to man to believe, a requirement. See below- one must believe to be saved !
“For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” (Romans 10:9-10)
conclusion: Faith is required by God and man must believe to be saved- its mans responsibility. And faith is not a work as demonstrated above from scripture.
Oh the games Calvinists play with scripture to support the errant beliefs as demonstrated above.
hope this helps !!!
