work of man in the sense that by his own powers he produces faith in his heart. Faith is “of the operation of God” (Col. 2:12); it is given unto us to believe in Christ (Phil. 1:29). Faith is, therefore, the work of God in this sense that it is He, and He alone, who creates and sustains it in our hearts. (b) However, it is not God who believes in us and for us; it is man who does the believing. “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the