THE LIFE OF FAITH

Romans 1:17 (ESV) — 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

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17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

Habakkuk 2:4 (ESV) — 4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.

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4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.

I. LIVE BY FAITH

While they firmly grasp the truth, ‘The sinner shall be justified by faith,’ they have hardly found a place in their scheme for the larger truth, ‘The just shall live by faith.[1]

Habakkuk 2:4 (ESV) — 4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.

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4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.

Romans 1:17; Hebrews 10:38; Galatians 3:11

“It is perhaps necessary to say, for the sake of young or doubting Christians, that there is something more necessary than the effort to exercise faith in each separate promise that is brought under our notice. What is of even greater importance is the cultivation of a trustful disposition towards God, the habit of always thinking of Him, of His ways and His works, with bright confiding hopefulness. In such soil alone can the individual promises strike root and grow up.”[2]

II. THE SPIRIT AND FAITH

Galatians 5:25 (ESV) — 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

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25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

Galatians 2:20 (ESV) — 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

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20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Galatians 5:16 (ESV) — 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

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16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (ESV) — 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.

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7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.

IWe are called to walk by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16) and keep in step with the Spirit (Gal. 5:25) and we live by faith (Hab. 2:4; Romans 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38).

1 Corinthians 1:30 (NASB95) — 30 But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

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30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

THE LORD’S SUPPER

1 Corinthians 11:23–26 (NASB95) — 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

1 Corinthians 11:23–26 ESV

23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

[1] Murray, A. (1895). Abide in Christ: Thoughts on the Blessed Life of Fellowship with the Son of God(p. 42). Henry Altemus. [2] Murray, A. (1895). Abide in Christ: Thoughts on the Blessed Life of Fellowship with the Son of God(p. 49). Henry Altemus.