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"That is why faith alone makes someone just and fulfills the law," said Luther. "Faith is that which brings the Holy Spirit through the merits of Christ". [14] Thus faith, for Luther, is a gift from God, and ". . .a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it."
A verse in chapter 2 stating that "the just shall live by his faith" [3] plays an important role in Christian thought. It is used in the Epistle to the Romans , Epistle to the Galatians , and the Epistle to the Hebrews as the starting point of the concept of faith . [ 1 ]
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. — Romans 1:17, King James Version [ 24 ] Romans 1:17 references Habakkuk 2:4 in the phrase "The just shall live by faith" ( ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται ). [ 25 ]
And my righteous one will live by faith, but if he shrinks back, my soul takes no pleasure in him." Now we are not part of those who shrink back, resulting in destruction, but of those who have faith, resulting in the soul's salvation. (EHV) The coming one is Christ and the phrase "my righteous one" is "the person of faith."
Augustine: Otherwise, unless your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, that is, exceed that of those who break what themselves teach, as it is elsewhere said of them, They say, and do not; (Mat. 23:3.) just as if He had said, Unless your righteousness exceed in this way that ye do what ye teach, you shall not ...
Augustine: This seeing God is the reward of faith; to which end our hearts are made pure by faith, as it is written, cleansing their hearts by faith; (Acts 15:9.) but the present verse proves this still more strongly. [6] Augustine: No one seeing God can be alive with the life men have on earth, or with these our bodily senses. Unless one die ...
Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is ...
(Gen. 3:17.) Seek righteousness therefore, and thou shalt not lack food. Wherefore it follows, and all these things shall be added unto you. [5] Chrysostom: And He said not, Shall be given, but, Shall be added, that you may learn that the things that are now, are nought to the greatness of the things that shall be. [5]