{"product_id":"faith-mikal-smith-9798249899127","title":"Faith: The Gift and Work of God Alone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaith has been misunderstood, misrepresented, and misplaced.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern Christianity presents faith as man's contribution to salvation--a decision, an act of will, or a condition upon which God responds. Scripture teaches something radically different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFaith: The Gift and Work of God Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, Mikal Smith presents a clear, uncompromising, and deeply pastoral exposition of biblical faith as it is revealed in the Word of God. Drawing from Scripture alone and echoing the historic preaching of Old School Predestinarian Baptists, this work proclaims that faith is not natural to man, not initiated by the sinner, and not the cause of salvation--but the sovereign gift and work of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book establishes that fallen man is spiritually dead and utterly incapable of believing apart from divine quickening. Faith does not precede the new birth; it follows it. Faith is not offered to all; it is given to the elect. Faith is not the ground of justification; Christ's faithfulness is. The believer's faith does not save--Christ saves, and faith receives what Christ has already accomplished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough six carefully structured chapters, the reader is guided through: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe biblical definition of faith and its misuse in modern religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe total inability of the natural man and the necessity of the new birth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaith as the work of God, the gift of God, and the fruit of the Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vital doctrine of \u003cb\u003ethe faith of Christ\u003c\/b\u003e as the ground of salvation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eElection and ordination as the cause of believing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe believer's experience of faith in time--rest, assurance, perseverance, and comfort\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear, reverent, and pastoral tone, this book is not a theological novelty but a return to the \"faith once delivered unto the saints.\" It strips away man-centered religion, silences boasting, magnifies the finished work of Christ, and brings deep comfort to weary consciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a call to do more, decide better, or believe harder.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a proclamation that \u003cb\u003esalvation is of the Lord\u003c\/b\u003e, from beginning to end--and that faith itself is part of His gracious work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vital resource for pastors, students of Scripture, and believers who desire to rest fully in Christ alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikal Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249899127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d","brand":"Mikal Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443196408063,"sku":"9798249899127","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdd739bc-342f-482d-80e3-ab9a310a2320.jpg?v=1777202496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/faith-mikal-smith-9798249899127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}