Q172. You suggested earlier that I was once without faith, but must I simply accept that without any proof?
Let me offer a couple of proofs: "God has bound everyone over to disobedience". And again, "faith comes from hearing". And again, the Holy Spirit implies that our condition is dreadful "before faith came".
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
1
Romans 11:32
“For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.”
2
Romans 10:17
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
3
Galatians 3:23
“But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”