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The Just Shall Live by Faith
Habakkuk 2:2-4 –
“Behold the proud, His soul is
not upright in him; But the just
shall live by his faith”
The Just Shall Live by Faith
Romans 1:15-17 –
“For in it the righteousness of
God is revealed from faith to
faith; as it is written, ‘The just
shall live by faith’”
The Just Shall Live by Faith
Galatians 3:10-13 –
“But that no one is justified by
the law in the sight of God is
evident, for ‘the just shall live
by faith.’”
The Just Shall Live by Faith
Hebrews 10:35-39 –
“Now the just shall live by faith;
But if anyone draws back, My
soul has no pleasure in him.”
The Just Shall Live by Faith
The Principle of God’s Relationship with Man
Matthew 23:23 –
“the weightier matters of the
law: justice and mercy and
faith”
The Just Shall Live by Faith
The Principle of God’s Relationship with Man Hebrews 11:6 –
“But without faith it is impossible to
please Him, for he who comes to
God must believe that He is, and
that He is a rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.”
The Just Shall Live by Faith
The Principle of God’s Relationship with Man
Ephesians 2:8 –
“For by grace you have been
saved through faith”
The Just Shall Live by Faith
Abraham as an Example:
Genesis 15:6 –
(Abraham) “believed in the Lord,
and He accounted it to him for
righteousness”
The Just Shall Live by Faith
Abraham as an Example:
Galatians 3:6-9 –
“So then those who are of faith are
blessed with believing Abraham”
Faith = Belief
John 12:42-43 – “even among the rulers many
believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him”
James 2:19 – “You believe that there is one God.
You do well. Even that demons believe—and tremble!”
Faith: A Comprehensive Term Acts 16:30-34 –
“and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household”
Galatians 3:26-27 – “For you are all sons of God
through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
Faith Affects Behavior
Habakkuk 2:4 – “The just shall live by his faith”
Galatians 2:20 – “it is not longer I who live, but
Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live is the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
What Does Faith Mean?
Faith = Belief Faith: A Comprehensive Term Faith Affects Behavior Faith: Trusting God’s Judgment
Faith: Trusting God’s Judgement Proverbs 3:5-6 –
“Trust in the Lord with all your
heart, and lean not on your
own understanding”
Faith: Trusting God’s Judgement
Hebrews 6:18-19 – “it is impossible for God to lie, we might
have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast”
Habakkuk 2:2-3 – “For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but
at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come”
What Does Faith Mean?
Faith = Belief Faith: A Comprehensive Term Faith Affects Behavior Faith: Trusting God’s Judgment Faith: Trusting without all the
Answers
Faith: Trusting without all the Answers
John 9:24-25 – “One thing I know; that though I was
blind, now I see”
Deuteronomy 29:29 – “The secret things belong to the Lord
our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.”
What Does Faith Mean?
Faith = Belief Faith: A Comprehensive Term Faith Affects Behavior Faith: Trusting God’s Judgment Faith: Trusting without all the
Answers Faith: Confidence in our
Salvation
Faith: Confident in Our Salvation II Peter 1:3 –
“His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness”
II Timothy 3:16-17 – “the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work”
What Does Faith Mean?
Faith = Belief Faith: A Comprehensive Term Faith Affects Behavior Faith: Trusting God’s Judgment Faith: Trusting without all the Answers Faith: Confidence in our Salvation Faith: Patient until He comes
Again
Faith: Patient until He comes Again
Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not grow weary while doing good,
for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart”
II Timothy 1:12 – “For this reason I suffer these things;
nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day”
The Just Shall Live by Faith
Habakkuk 3:17-19 – (17) Though the fig tree may not
blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls
(18) I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
(19) The Lord God is my strength.