Sunday
Morning: January 9, 2005
Text: Romans 1:17
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is
written, The just shall live by faith.
“THE JUST”
Acts
10:2 "A devout
man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed
to God alway."
Acts
10:22 "And they
said, Cornelius the centurion, a just
man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation
of the Jews, . . ."
Acts
10:36 "The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)"
Acts
10:43 "To him
give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth [present active] in him
shall receive remission of sins."
“SHALL LIVE”
The verb is future
middle and translated “for oneself”. This is one’s life style or the way we live our lives.
“BY”
From the
Greek word ek which can
translated “out of”, “out from”, or “by means of”.
“FAITH”
Galatians
3:23-24 “But before
faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto
the faith which should afterwards be revealed. “
1 Corinthians 15:14
“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.”
24. “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ (our high priest), that
we might be justified by faith.”
Hebrews 9:11 “But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, . . “
1 Peter 1:3 "Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his
abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead,"
Romans 10:17 "So then faith cometh by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God." (kingdom message)
Luke 8:10-11 "And he said, Unto you it is given to
know the mysteries of the kingdom of God:
. . . 11. Now the parable (sower) is this: The seed (mysteries of the kingdom) is the word of God."
Galatians 5:6 ". . . faith which worketh by love."
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance
of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Colossians 1:27 ". . . the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is (the Abba spirit of) Christ in you, the hope of [the]
glory:"
1 Thessalonians 2:12 "That ye would walk worthy of God, who
hath called you unto his kingdom
and glory."
Romans 15:13 "Now the
God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing [present active], that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy
Ghost."
1 Peter 1:21 "Who by him do believe [present active] in God, that raised him up from the
dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God."
Hebrews 11:1 . . . the evidence of things not seen.
Acts 24:26-27 "He hoped
[present active] also that money
should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him:
wherefore he sent for him the oftener,
and communed with him.
27. But after
two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and
Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound."
Acts 26:6-7 "And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: 7. Unto which promise
our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope [present active] to come.
"
James 2: 18
". . . show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works."
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Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering . . your work
of faith, and labour of love, and patience [endurance] of
[from] hope in our Lord Jesus
Christ, “
Hebrews 6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget
your work and labour of love, which ye
have showed toward his name (word
of God), in that ye have ministered
to the saints, and do minister."
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is
impossible to please him:. . .
Hebrews 11:6 ". . . he that cometh [present middle] to God must believe that he is, and that
he is a rewarder of them that diligently
seek [present active]
him."
1 John 3:2-3 "Beloved,
. . . we know that, when he shall appear (as King of kings and Lord of lords),
we shall be like him (kings and lords); for we shall see him as he is (the
King). 3. And every man that hath this hope (to be a
king or a lord) in him purifieth
himself, even as he is pure." (without spot or blemish)
Titus 2:13 "Looking
for that blessed hope, and the glorious
appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;"
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Peter 3:15 "But sanctify
the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an
answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"
Galatians 6:8-9 ". . he that soweth to the (Abba) Spirit shall of the Spirit reap (the hope) life everlasting. 9. And let us
not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap (the hope), if we faint
not."
Luke 18:1
"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"
Matthew 6:10
"Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it
is in heaven."
John
16:23-24 ". . . verily, I
say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name (word of God), he will give
it you. 24. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name (word of
God): ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."
Matthew
25:23 "His lord said
unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."
Hebrews 3:6 "But
Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the
confidence and the rejoicing of the hope
firm unto the end."
Titus 3:7 ". . . we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal
[agelasting life] life (in
the coming kingdom age)."
Colossians 1:23 "If ye continue
in the faith grounded and settled,
and be not moved away from
the hope of the gospel, which ye
have heard, . . ."