Grace and faith are intricately connected, with grace being the means by which faith is granted to the believer.
Grace is the divine influence on the heart that enables a person to come to faith in Christ. Ephesians 2:8 articulates the connection: 'For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.' This shows that faith itself cannot be generated by human effort; it is a gift that emanates from God's grace. Without grace, faith cannot exist; thus, the acknowledgment of one's inability to come to Christ without God’s initiating work is crucial. This doctrinal understanding ensures believers recognize their complete dependence on God for both the grace that saves and the faith that believes.
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