No one can stand by Faith by his own ability!
Faith springs from Grace which is a Gift of God.
That's why there's no reason to boast or be arrogant.
Gal. 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Eph. 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Faith is a fruit and gift of the Spirit given in the New Birth to all of the Election of Grace.
So each one of them must become Born Again / Born from Above John 3:7, because they were chosen to be holy
and without blame before Him in Love Eph. 1:4, predestinated unto the Adoption of Children by Jesus Christ to Himself!
These scriptures on God's Election of Grace Eph. 1:4-11 are important because they inform us of who they are
that make up the World for whom the Blood of Christ was shed Eph. 1:7; the World that has Redemption
through the Blood of Christ and forgiveness of sins, and thus are predestined to an Eternal Inheritance Eph. 1:11!
2 Tim. 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works,
but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began
Because the natural man is carnal, of the flesh, his own faith or believing
is as filthy rags Is. 64:6, and has no ability whatsoever to please God!
Rom. 8:7-8 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God,
neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
So, only once one is Born of the Spirit in the New Birth is he able to please God.
Then he is no longer carnal, because the The Spirit of God dwells in him:
Rom. 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.
Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
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Man, and I thought GT could distort a verse - the fruit of the Spirit is a reference to walking in the truth of the Gospel.
The Galatians were not walking in the truth of the Gospel. - of who God had made them by the Spirit in His Son - a new creature.
As a result, they were biting and devouring one another.
What Paul was saying was that, if they were actually walking in the truth of the Gospel they would walk in love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, and goodness, toward one another.
He develops this understanding throughout Romans thru Philemon. One example of many - Galatians 6:
10. As we have therefore opportunity, let us
do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
15. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
16. And as many as
walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
Ephesians 1:
4. According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
This is talking about what God had purposed as to those who, upon their trusting His Son - who Love God by trusting His Son - He baptizes by One Spirit
into His Son, and then chooses them unto that
service He has purposed
in His Son - note - "that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:"
Notice that volition - a matter of one's will - continues - Romans 12:
1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service.
2. And be not conformed to this world: but
be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Every imaginable passage you might throw up on this issue is the same - the issue of being chosen unto
service after loving God by trusting His Son.
You need to burn Romans 5 into the mentality of your soul - the gift is the Cross, and our righteousness in the Cross.
