The righteous will live by faith

The righteous will live by faith

Rom 1:17

¹⁷ For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,^[a] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.

Hab 2:4

⁴ “See, the enemy is puffed up;
    his desires are not upright—
    but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness

Gal 3:11

¹¹ Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”^[f] 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.

Heb 10:38

³⁶ You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. ³⁷ For,

“In just a little while,
    he who is coming will come
    and will not delay.”^[f]

³⁸ And,

“But my righteous^[g] one will live by faith.
    And I take no pleasure
    in the one who shrinks back.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)   The righteous will live by faith

2)   For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last

3)   The righteous person will live by his faithfulness

4)   The person who does righteous things will live by them

God’s righteous will live by faith