I’m not so sure, Dave. Yes, faith is something that we have toward God, but we can’t conclude that faith is not something that God could have or exercise.
If faith (pistis) has to do with assurance/persuasion/confidence/trust, then did not God demonstrate faith when He said, “Let there be light”?
-Jesus (God the Son), the author and finisher of faith—is the source of our faith; so faith comes from him: it is something he has to dispense.
-Jesus (God the Son) lived as a human who demonstrated faith—again, showing that *God does have faith.
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Jesus says,
Here, it would seem Jesus is talking about releasing faith, not to God as the object—but (I would suggest) from God as a gift, through us, to an object (in his example, a tree)—comparable to when God said, *“Let there be light.” * After all, we are made in His image.
So I suppose I’m arguing that whereas God is always the source of faith, He is not always (overtly) the object of faith.
Blessings.