1 Corinthians 12:9
“To another faith by the same Spirit…”
Rom 12:3
“…according as God hath dealt to every man the measure
of faith.”
There are two different types of faith
that these two verses speak of and it is important that you understand it. The
first is the ‘gift of faith’, that is, faith as a gift of the Spirit which is
different than the one that you receive at salvation, which was dealt to every
man by God.
The gift of faith operates as God wills
but the other one is under the control of the believer. The gift of faith does
not grow but you can grow in faith. There are things you do to prepare your
heart to believe God in your everyday living experience but
there is nothing you do for you to manifest the gift of faith. It is a special
endowment from God upon an individual to carry out a specific task or
purpose.
According to someone, when it comes on a
man, there is an air of invincibility that surrounds the person. It is such
gifts that are used in raising people from the dead, or remaining unmoved in
the face of death as Peter was when he was to be killed by Herod. However, you
and I do not need to wait for the gift of faith to be released upon us because
all things are possible to him that believeth.
The gift of faith is for use in ministry
while the other faith is for you to live by in your everyday affair, and it is
sufficient for all you need.
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