What does the Bible say about the duty of the unregenerate to believe?
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The Bible asserts that while the unregenerate are obligated to believe all that God has spoken, the faith that constitutes a believer is a gift from God and not a natural duty.
Scripture indicates that it is indeed the responsibility of all rational beings to believe in the truth of God as revealed in the scriptures and through creation. Disbelieving the testimony about God's Son is equated with making God a liar (1 John 5:10). However, the particular faith that renders one a believer in Christ is not a natural duty but rather the gift of God, called 'the faith of God's elect'. This faith rests entirely upon Christ's obedience and righteousness, not on human efforts, thus distinguishing it from a simple belief in biblical propositions.
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