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==The natural and the supernatural aspects of Faith==

==The natural and the supernatural aspects of Faith==

Faith is a gift from God that may be viewed two ways. One is clearly an intrusion or at least an introjection into our ordinary lives. Under this aspect, we see it as pure grace. "For by grace are you saved through faith, and this is not as a result of your deeds, It is God's gift and not something from ourselves". Our response, is from the extremity of our situation and as a clear product of something outside ourselves - the new word of God, the message concerning Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Even the ability to hear and understand is given to us from above, "Faith comes by hearing, and "hearing" itself, comes by the Word of God". And thus we call out, from the depth and from consciousness, for salvation. " Whoever shall call on the name of the Lord, will be saved." Even if the calling is an inchoate yearning from the depth of the soul that finds no articulation, it knows not how, the Lord sees the heart of longing calling for him, and saves.<ref>Psalms 22:9-10; 58:3; 71:6; Jeremiah 1:5; Luke 1:42, 44; Acts 17:27-28; Romans 8:26; Galatians 1:15; 2 Peter 3:9</ref>

Faith is a gift from God that may be viewed two ways. One is clearly an intrusion or at least an introjection into our ordinary lives. Under this aspect, we see it as pure grace. "For by grace are you saved through faith, and this is not as a result of your deeds, It is God's gift and not something from ourselves". Our response, is from the extremity of our situation and as a clear product of something outside ourselves - the new word of God, the message concerning Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Even the ability to hear and understand is given to us from above, "Faith comes by hearing, and "hearing" itself, comes by the Word of God". And thus we call out, from the depth and from consciousness, for salvation. " Whoever shall call on the name of the Lord, will be saved." Even if the calling is an inchoate yearning from the depth of the soul that finds no articulation, it knows not how, the Lord sees the heart of longing calling for him, and saves.<ref>Psalms 22:9-10; 58:3; 71:6; Jeremiah 1:5; Luke 1:42, 44; Acts 17:27-28; Romans 8:26; Galatians 1:15; 2 Peter 3:9</ref>