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The
just shall live by faith
by
Jean-Louis Coraboeuf
"For in him is shown God’s justice in faith by
faith, as it is written: The just will live in faith"
(Romans 1:17).
Faith is the substance, the foundation of the things one hopes for
and the evidence of things unseen. Jesus incites our faith and
leads it to perfection. Our Faith, therefore, rests on a threefold
foundation.
in the past: we receive the blessing of Abraham (the Holy Spirit)
by becoming righteous in the sight of God through the work of
Jesus-Christ on the cross (Galatians 3:6-14),
in the future: Jesus-Christ must return and we will receive an
abundant reward because of our faith, so long as we persevere to
the end (Hebrews 10:32-39),
in the present: the Gospel
is the power of God for all who believe, and the justice of God’s
kingdom is gradually revealed to us as we grow from strength to
strength in our faith, so that we may live by faith (Romans
1:16-17).
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