Which is First, "Faith" or "Believing" ?: Does "believing" or "faith" come first, before one is saved? [Genesis 15:6, Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:8-9, Colossians 2:13, Ephesians 2:1, Luke 15:24]. "Born of God" Before Belief: Does I John 5:1 mean that one is already "born of God" when he believes? [I John 5:1].