Romans 1:17 (NASB)
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."
“The righteous man shall live by faith”
Faith in what?
Faith in the promises of God.
Such as;
“I will perfect that which concerns you.”
“I will cause you to walk in my statutes and keep them.”
“I will put a new heart and spirit in you.”
Which are all summed up in the promise;
“It is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me.”
This is the faith we are called to. To be believing these promises. To every moment of every day, to have these promises before us as the staple of our faith in God. For He can only work in the lives of those that have such a faith towards Him.
From “faith to faith.”
Meaning that each and every day/moment there should be an increase, however small or large, but there should be an increase of the faith of the heart towards God. The resulting of this faith in and of and towards God will free God to work in that believers life. For God can only work in the lives of those that are walking in faith towards Him. This constant walking in faith towards God will produce a joy and peace in the heart of the believer whereby they know they are pleasing to God. The heart will rejoice in the knowledge of God which will be as their faith a ever increasing degree. This inward knowledge of God will produce as a result of this ever increasing faith, the fruits of the Spirit manifested outwardly. Or as scripture calls the same thing in another place “Christ being formed in you”. Or, which is another way of saying the believer is walking in a ever increasing degree of righteousness. For having His children walking in righteousness before Him in love is the end game for God.
For this is the purpose of our salvation;
Romans 8:4 (KJV)
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us”
“fulfilled in us” not “by us”
but this fulfilling of the righteousness of the law in us can only happen as the believer walks from;
“faith to an ever increasing faith towards, of and in God”
Blessings as we strive to make this a living reality in our lives to live from;
“faith to faith”
Much love in Christ, Not me
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."
“The righteous man shall live by faith”
Faith in what?
Faith in the promises of God.
Such as;
“I will perfect that which concerns you.”
“I will cause you to walk in my statutes and keep them.”
“I will put a new heart and spirit in you.”
Which are all summed up in the promise;
“It is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me.”
This is the faith we are called to. To be believing these promises. To every moment of every day, to have these promises before us as the staple of our faith in God. For He can only work in the lives of those that have such a faith towards Him.
From “faith to faith.”
Meaning that each and every day/moment there should be an increase, however small or large, but there should be an increase of the faith of the heart towards God. The resulting of this faith in and of and towards God will free God to work in that believers life. For God can only work in the lives of those that are walking in faith towards Him. This constant walking in faith towards God will produce a joy and peace in the heart of the believer whereby they know they are pleasing to God. The heart will rejoice in the knowledge of God which will be as their faith a ever increasing degree. This inward knowledge of God will produce as a result of this ever increasing faith, the fruits of the Spirit manifested outwardly. Or as scripture calls the same thing in another place “Christ being formed in you”. Or, which is another way of saying the believer is walking in a ever increasing degree of righteousness. For having His children walking in righteousness before Him in love is the end game for God.
For this is the purpose of our salvation;
Romans 8:4 (KJV)
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us”
“fulfilled in us” not “by us”
but this fulfilling of the righteousness of the law in us can only happen as the believer walks from;
“faith to an ever increasing faith towards, of and in God”
Blessings as we strive to make this a living reality in our lives to live from;
“faith to faith”
Much love in Christ, Not me