A LIFE OF FAITH

ROMANS 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
INTRO: Faith is essential to all life. Without faith it is impossible to please God. The answer to the Christian’s problem in life is “FAITH.” When a person receives Christ as their personal Savior, God takes that person’s faith and counts it for righteousness. The whole life of the Christian is to be a life of faith, from beginning faith to ending faith, from faith to faith.
This text shows that faith is the source, the support and the success of life.
FAITH IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE “By faith”
A. Only by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ can one attain eternal life.
1. It is to believe and live. (Romans 10:13)
2. Eternal life is possible only by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph. 2:8-9)
3. The gospel, “Good News” is summed up in believing in Christ. (1 Cor. 15:1-4)
B. Real life begins with faith in Christ. (John 3:36; John 4; 5:24)
FAITH IS THE SUPPORT OF LIFE “ Shall live by faith”
A. Faith in Christ allows His power to support our life. (1 John 5:1-5)
B. Faith is the force that supports life and sustains life unto the end.
1. Faith enriches our life.
a. Gives us hope (Rom. 5:2)
b. Gives us joy (Acts 16:34; 1 Peter 1:8)
c. Gives us peace (Rom. 15:13)
d. Gives us confidence (Isa. 28:16 cf 1 Pet. 2:6)
2. Faith enlarges our life. (Gal. 2:20)
3. Faith enables our life. (Rom. 4:12; 2 Cor. 5:7)
4. Faith increases our life. (Heb. 11:1-2)
FAITH IS THE SUCCESS OF LIFE “The Just shall live by faith”
A. Faith leads to the power that will appropriate the righteousness of Christ for the life
of the believer.
B. Faith is the force that leads to the righteousness of Christ. It allows the Christian to live a
righteous life.
C. Living a life of faith is the only way to succeed in the Christian life.
CON: Without faith it is impossible to please God. The Christian life should be summed up in “ PLEASING GOD.” (Hebrews 11:6)