Amen. It is grace that saves, and the means through which God gives His grace is faith in His Son.
Someone said years ago on the RF that faith is a light switch the Holy Spirit turns on within one of God's children at time of God's choosing, and the electricity is the will of God.
That switch was always there, waiting for the moment in time which God had purposed from eternity.
(Hope I haven't mangled that analogy too badly. Maybe some others could remind me of a more accurate rendition.)
Two good posts Dr. And so that none accuse us of "high fives" the gift of the HS is not a gift unto ourselves. It is given for specific purposes, for teachings and learnings and for study. Some people study more diligently than others, and some never study at all. Nevertheless the HS is poured out in the measure that we mete. Those who want to deny this need to study more and k vetch less. A good place to start would be Numbers 11.