Q&A with BBH

Is true faith an act of the will?

True faith is an act of the will, in the sense that God gives us a new will in the new birth, along with faith. (Psalm 110:3, Ephesians 2:8) However, it is not merely an act of the will, but is also the act of the Holy Spirit in our hearts, drawing us to Jesus Christ and helping us to trust in Him (John 6:35-37, 44).

This is fundamentally different than 1) the “easy believism” which says that if you ever signed a card or mimicked a prayer then you are saved, and 2) the “name it and claim it” health-and-wealth promises that faith somehow manufactures blessings. Faith believes in something that is true; it does not make something true and then believe it.

You asked to be changed and trusted that God would do it. Although you have not been made perfect, have you not seen God working in your life, causing you to hate the very sins that you have committed, causing you to desire to be sinless, and causing you to come to Him again and again in repentance and faith? If so, this is certainly a good sign that the faith that is in you comes from Him.

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