So are we now okay with what is the gift of God and that is salvation? Salvation is by grace through faith and that is the correct wording and not "through and by God and not of ourselves." as you are describing what is faith. Of course, we are trying to discuss what is the gift of God which is salvation The "not of ourselves " refers to the gift meaning to say, it's not ours. It's God, I only possessed it by faith ie. "through faith". A gift needs to be received, that's simple. And if I receive it by faith did I work for it? NO! I just received what is being presented to me
No, unquestionably wrong! if salvation is the gift then everything that went into bringing that gift to fruition must also be a gift including faith. The faith that brought salvation was Christ's faith(fulness) to the Father, not ours. Our faith was a gift to us and was dispensed to those born again through the fruit of the Spirit but because of Christ's faith.
Anything that someone must do to contribute to it, if it is their required contribution, makes it both a work and a law, and no one can be saved by attempting to satisfy either of those.
You are assessing the receiving of the gift in human terms, not God's terms. A spiritually dead person is incapable of themselves to receive any spiritual gift. As we are clearly informed in Jhn 6:29, true belief is solely a work of God and not of ourselves thereby making it both a work and God's work alone. I don't see how it can possibly be made any clearer than was made in that verse.
[Rev 2:13 KJV] 13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name,
and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
[Jhn 6:29 KJV] 29 Jesus answered and said unto them,
This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
