1. WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pine Grove Church of Christ – 07/18/10

2. THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH Pine Grove Church of Christ – 07/18/10

3. The Just Shall Live by Faith  Habakkuk 2:2-4 –  “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith”

4. The Just Shall Live by Faith  Romans 1:15-17 –  “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith’”

5. The Just Shall Live by Faith  Galatians 3:10-13 –  “But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for ‘the just shall live by faith.’”

6. The Just Shall Live by Faith  Hebrews 10:35-39 –  “Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.”

7. The Just Shall Live by Faith  The Principle of God’s Relationship with Man  Matthew 23:23 – “the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith”

8. The Just Shall Live by Faith  The Principle of God’s Relationship with Man  Hebrews 11:6 – “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

9. The Just Shall Live by Faith  The Principle of God’s Relationship with Man  Ephesians 2:8 – “For by grace you have been saved through faith”

10. The Just Shall Live by Faith  Abraham as an Example:  Genesis 15:6 – (Abraham) “believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness”

11. The Just Shall Live by Faith  Abraham as an Example:  Galatians 3:6-9 – “So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham”

12. The Just Shall Live by Faith What Does Faith Mean?

13.  Faith = Belief

14. Faith = Belief  John 12:42-43 –  “even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him”  James 2:19 –  “You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even that demons believe—and tremble!”

15. What Does Faith Mean?  Faith = Belief  Faith: A Comprehensive Term

16. Faith: A Comprehensive Term  Acts 16:30-34 –  “and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household”  Galatians 3:26-27 –  “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”

17. What Does Faith Mean?  Faith = Belief  Faith: A Comprehensive Term  Faith Affects Behavior

18. Faith Affects Behavior  Habakkuk 2:4 –  “The just shall live by his faith”  Galatians 2:20 –  “it is not longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live is the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

19. What Does Faith Mean?  Faith = Belief  Faith: A Comprehensive Term  Faith Affects Behavior  Faith: Trusting God’s Judgment

20. Faith: Trusting God’s Judgement  Proverbs 3:5-6 –  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding”

21. Faith: Trusting God’s Judgement  Hebrews 6:18-19 –  “it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast”  Habakkuk 2:2-3 –  “For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come”

22. What Does Faith Mean?  Faith = Belief  Faith: A Comprehensive Term  Faith Affects Behavior  Faith: Trusting God’s Judgment  Faith: Trusting without all the Answers

23. Faith: Trusting without all the Answers  John 9:24-25 –  “One thing I know; that though I was blind, now I see”  Deuteronomy 29:29 –  “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.”

24. What Does Faith Mean?  Faith = Belief  Faith: A Comprehensive Term  Faith Affects Behavior  Faith: Trusting God’s Judgment  Faith: Trusting without all the Answers  Faith: Confidence in our Salvation

25. Faith: Confident in Our Salvation  II Peter 1:3 –  “His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness”  II Timothy 3:16-17 –  “the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work”

26. What Does Faith Mean?  Faith = Belief  Faith: A Comprehensive Term  Faith Affects Behavior  Faith: Trusting God’s Judgment  Faith: Trusting without all the Answers  Faith: Confidence in our Salvation  Faith: Patient until He comes Again

27. Faith: Patient until He comes Again  Galatians 6:9 –  “Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart”  II Timothy 1:12 –  “For this reason I suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day”

28. The Just Shall Live by Faith  Habakkuk 3:17-19 –  (17) Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls  (18) I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.  (19) The Lord God is my strength.

29. WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pine Grove Church of Christ – 07/18/10