Faith is A GIFT from God

If we look at Ephesians 2:8 "that FAITH is a gift from God. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God" This is why this should be between the believer and God. Faith itself is not works because the Holy Spirit is the generator of works which is obedience and love with the gift of faith. In 2 Peter, Chapter 1, verses 5 through 9: "make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins. Faith is a gift from God..... by using the gift (faith) and with the help from the Holy Spirit, we are to add to our faith. This also goes with Galatians 5:22-23 "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." God has given us the grace to sanctify us and Grace of heart is a gift from God to live in Faith. Faith is not earned but rather a gift to add to your faith list in 1st Peter. Grace is having all sufficiency in everything we may have an abundance for every good deed. If we think of it as consisting merely in someone teachings about "works" that are contradictory, we will miss Jesus' main point. Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Faith itself is not in our works because the Holy Spirit is the generator of our works which is obedience. Faith produces obedience (works). Faith in God is being is expressed in doing which is obedience.