The Just Lives By Faith
Was reading Rom 1 this morning and saw this... '...unrighteousness suppress the truth.' (Rom 1:18)
This is in the context of the Gospel (Rom 1:16). The Gospel reveals the Righteousness of God from faith for faith (Rom 1:17). Jesus is the Righteousness of God (1 Cor 1:30).
The Bible says that the just (the righteous) shall live by faith (Rom 1:17). Living by faith is the same as living by the Spirit (Rom 8:1), who is the Spirit of truth (Jn 16:13). In other words, living by faith is the same as living by truth.
Each time when we walk in truth (Gospel truth), we are walking by faith and the Spirit. And this reveals the Righteousness of God aka Jesus.
But the opposite is also true. Each time when we walk in unrighteousness, we suppress the Gospel truth. We suppress who Christ is.
Believing in Jesus is a personal decision. Walking in Him is not. It is an individual responsibility that has a corporate impact on the people around us. Because we either reveal or suppress the Gospel truth.
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