HOW DO WE GET FAITH ?

HOW DO WE GET FAITH ?: Many People when it comes to the subject of faith, will tell you that they have faith. Yes, it is true that they may have faith from a humanistic side. I will be teaching on the subject again, and I will be talking a bout the God kind of faith. Many have developed in the humanistic faith and not the God kind of faith. (Mark 11:18 through 22) says, "And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and saw how they might destroy him (Jesus); for they feared him, because all the people were astonished at his doctrine. And when evening was fully come, he went out of the city. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots and Peter, calling to remembrance, said unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which doubt cursedst is withered away. Verse 22, "And Jesus answered, saith unto them, Have faith in God." Central Truth: God has provided the way whereby everyone can have this kind of faith. We read in (Hebrews 11:6), "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." If God demands we have faith when it is impossible for us to have faith, we have a right to challenge His justice. But If He places within our hands the means whereby faith can be produced, then the responsibility rests with us whether or not we have this God kind of faith. God has told us without faith it is impossible to please Him. But He also has told us how to get this God kind of faith faith. If we don't have this God kind of faith, it is not God's fault. To blame God for your lack of this God kind of faith is nothing but ignorance. (Hosea 4:6) says "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, because thou has rejected knowledge, I will also reject the, that thou shalt be no priest to me; sin thou has forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children." God has provided the way whereby everyone can have this God kind of faith. FAITH FOR SALVATION: the apostle Paul said we are saved by faith. "For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8). But how do you get this God kind of faith to be saved ? (Romans 10:8 through 17), "But what saith it ? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shall be saved. For with the heart man believe it unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. . . For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed ? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard ? And how shall they hear without a preacher ? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. So this God kind of faith comes by hearing and by hearing the word of God. After studying this passage of Scripture quoted above, what three steps does man take to receive salvation ? (1. Confess 2. Believe 3 Accept.) To whom is the salvation available, according to verse 13 ? (Whosoever,) according to verse 17, where does this God kind of faith come from ? (By hearing the Word of God.)