Playlist: Just Shall Live by Faith (topic)
Habakkuk: A Prophet of Faith (Part One)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe just shall live by his faith emerges as the keystone of Habakkuk after the prophet voices his second dilemma. Having accepted that God would use the Chaldeans to judge Judah, Habakkuk questions how the Holy One can employ a more wicked nation as the instrument of correction. God responds that the vision is for an appointed …
Faith (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh"The just shall live by faith" is quoted three times by Paul (Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38), but its original setting in Habakkuk 2:3-4 shows it concerns patient endurance while waiting for God's certain word to be fulfilled. Facing coming terrors, the proud will fall, but the just live through them by their …
Habakkuk: A Prophet of Faith (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe central revelation of Habakkuk's prophecy comes in Habakkuk 2:4, where God answers the prophet's anguished questions about how a righteous God could use the wicked Babylonians to punish Judah. After Habakkuk stationed himself as a watchman, diligently waiting to hear and obey God's word, the Eternal declared: "Behold the …
Habakkuk
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe central answer God gives to Habakkuk's anguished questions crystallizes in the declaration, "the just shall live by his faith," a statement identified as the key verse not only of the book but of the entire message being conveyed. When Habakkuk cried out over the violence, injustice, and corruption surrounding him, demanding …
Importance of the True Gospel
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe teaching of "the just shall live by faith" from Romans 1:17 serves as the foundation for understanding why unity of purpose matters so deeply for God's people. This phrase comes from Paul's statement that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation, because in it God's righteousness is revealed "from faith to faith." A …