Where in the Bible does it list faith as a gift from God?

Answer 1

Throughout. Specific examples: * Genesis, Chapter 15, verse 6: "Abram put his faith in the Lord, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness." This verse is cited by several New Testament authors and by many authors to the present day as the first expression in The Bible of justification by faith. * Hebrews, Chapter 10, verse 39: "We are not among those who draw back and perish, but among those who have faith and will possess life." Context is important. The verse is preceded by two verses which quote Jeremiah concerning faith. * Romans, Chapter 1, verse 17: "For in it (the Gospel) is revealed the righteousness of God from faith to faith, as it is written, 'The one who is righteous by faith will live.'" Salvation by faith is a major theme of the Letter to the Romans. * Romans, Chapter 3, verses 27-30: "What occasion is there then for boasting? It is ruled out. On what principle, that of works? No, rather on the principle of faith. For we consider that a person is is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Does God belong to Jews alone? Does He not belong to Gentiles, too? Yes, also to Gentiles, for God is one and will justify the circumcised on the basis of faith and the uncircumcised through faith." * James, Chapter 2, verse 18: "Indeed someone might say, 'You have faith and I have works.' Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works." The Letter of James is a point of contention between those who argue justification by faith alone on the one hand, versus those who argue justification by works. Particularly in Chapter 2, James seems to be saying, not that faith has no merit, but that the unproven claim of faith is false, and that the demonstration of genuine faith is in works. All of my quotes are from the New American Bible (http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/), but I'm sure you will find that the sense of these verses is pretty much the same in any translation.

Answer 2

This may be the passage you're thinking of: 1 Corinthians 12:7-10 - But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. [NKJV]