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Calvinist huckster, John Piper, under the question "How Do We Get Grace?", wrote:
He also wrote:
Now, the Westminster divines, under the heading, Of Saving Faith, wrote:
Calvinism huckster, R. C. Sproul, in an article by the title, The Grace of Faith, wrote:
There are some examples of Calvinism hucksters claiming that faith is a grace/gift. So, how do we get the grace of faith? Piper has told us, in the quote above, that "grace is always received through faith". Accordingly, receipt of the "grace of faith" will be no exception to this principle, and thus, the answer must be that we receive the grace of faith through FAITH! So, according to Calvinism hucksters, one must have faith through which to receive faith. That is, one must already have the faith they need in order to receive the faith they need in order to receive the faith they need in order to receive....
And, since, according to Calvinism hucksters, regeneration precedes faith, then one, accordingly, needs the grace of regeneration in order to be made capable of having the faith through which to receive grace. That is, you need to be regenerated to have faith, but you cannot receive regeneration except through faith (since regeneration is a grace, and grace can only be received through faith). So, you need to have faith through which to receive the grace of regeneration, which grace is necessary to have, in order to be capable of having faith.
Grace is God’s free gift before we do anything good, and his enabling of us to do anything good.
He also wrote:
Therefore grace is always received through faith, not earned by works.
Now, the Westminster divines, under the heading, Of Saving Faith, wrote:
The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts, and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the Word, by which also, and by the administration of the sacraments, and prayer, it is increased and strengthened.
Calvinism huckster, R. C. Sproul, in an article by the title, The Grace of Faith, wrote:
Take careful note of those first four words. The confession does not simply speak of faith. Rather, it calls our attention to “the grace of faith.” It calls faith a grace because it comes to us as a gift from God—something that we cannot buy, earn, or merit in any way.
There are some examples of Calvinism hucksters claiming that faith is a grace/gift. So, how do we get the grace of faith? Piper has told us, in the quote above, that "grace is always received through faith". Accordingly, receipt of the "grace of faith" will be no exception to this principle, and thus, the answer must be that we receive the grace of faith through FAITH! So, according to Calvinism hucksters, one must have faith through which to receive faith. That is, one must already have the faith they need in order to receive the faith they need in order to receive the faith they need in order to receive....
And, since, according to Calvinism hucksters, regeneration precedes faith, then one, accordingly, needs the grace of regeneration in order to be made capable of having the faith through which to receive grace. That is, you need to be regenerated to have faith, but you cannot receive regeneration except through faith (since regeneration is a grace, and grace can only be received through faith). So, you need to have faith through which to receive the grace of regeneration, which grace is necessary to have, in order to be capable of having faith.