:Faith is a gift, prepared for all and available to all, "whosoever will". All who do not resist it and are willing to embrace it have the gift of faith and are drawn to God. All who have resisted embracing the free gift of faith offered to all without exception do not have the gift of faith, not because they were denied the gift of faith but because they resist it. God does not compel souls to have faith in him. They choose to reject it. This is why Paul says, "Not all have faith", and prays that God will direct his readers' hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Jesus Christ as their example, and urges his readers to imitate him, so that they will not lose this precious gift of faith, "more precious than gold" as Peter chooses to call it. John 5:40, 42; 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5; 1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Peter 1:6-9; 2 Peter chapter 3.
:Compare James 5:19-20; 1 John 5:14-17; Ezekiel 18. Those who have lost faith cannot '''ἀνακαινίζειν''' ''anakainizein''restore [themselves] ([https://biblehub.com/interlinear/hebrews/6.htm Hebrews 6:4-12], literal text) but they can be restored; and those who have no faith can be brought to repentance and accept it, at last (Revelation 3:20). The gift irrevocably given can be discarded and thrown away, it is never withdrawn, but by the grace of God the sinner can return and take it up again. Luke 15:11-32. And even when not looked for God can be found. Romans 15:21; Ephesians 2:17-18; Acts 17:27; Titus 3:3-7. But finally, if the irrevocable gift of God which has never been withdrawn is not accepted, because the available gift of the power and ability to accept it has been resisted to the very end, then at death even what the sinner had during life will be taken away. '''Matthew 7:7-8; Revelation 22:17'''.
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