But who gets credit for you trusting in Christ? You should be thanking God that you put your trust in Him, for it is God who gave that gift to you.
1 Cor 2:14
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them...
Faith is a gift from God. God changes the stoney heart, gives a hearing ear and seeing eye. It has to first come from God. The natural man can not receive the things of God.
Believers should always look to the one who has caused them to believe and give thanks.
You must alway remember who it is that cleans you. There is nothing you can do to clean yourself for all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags in the sight of God.
As for freewill, God calls it...
It all comes from God. Why thank Him if He didn't didn't cause it to happen in you?
Rom 6:17-18
17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of...
Faith is a gift of God. He is working all things after the counsel of His own will.
Ezek 36:26-27 (Thus saith the Lord)
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh...
I believe in once saved always saved because of the following scripture:
Phil 1:6
6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
God is working all things for His pleasure. I don't know why, I accept it in faith as being for my good. As for polygamy, the government has set up the laws of the land.
God is and always has been in complete control. All things are going exactly according to His plan.
Isa 46:9-10
9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the...