Brief Answer: No, while faith is a part of our salvation process, faith is not some worthy
work we do deserving reward.
“This response of assent bears no resemblance to a work of merit; it is simply the act of
a beggar who reaches up his empty hand to receive a gift from his benefactor. Such an
act has nothing to do with merit; it does nothing to make the begger more deserving
than another beggar who keeps his hand folded in his lap.“ (Archer, Gleason,
Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, p. 394).