Faith being enjoined bring us to Faith as the means for Justification by Grace which means that both Grace and Justification are the sole operation of GOD within His disciples as the means of growth in the knowledge of Him Who is the Is of Israel (Is Are El's). And again we are still in Ephesians 1:3-14.
Justification by,
Habakkuk 2:4 of 2-3, 4-5 with Romans 4:3 "The LORD answered me: 'Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by His faith. Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for Himself all nations and collects as His own all peoples.'"
Romans 4:3 of 3:27-30, 31-4:8, 9-12, 13 "Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of this law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is HE not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since God is One—Who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
Do we then overthrow this law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold this law. What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture (in Genesis 15:6) say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness." Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in Him Who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom GPD counts righteousness apart from works (in Psalm 32:1-2): "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin."
Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. For he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the (Mosaic) Law but through the righteousness of faith."
Romans 5:1 of 1-5 "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have also obtained access by (His) faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of GOD. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces (His) character, and (His) character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through [the] (His Spirit,) Holy Spirit Who has been given to us."
Galatians 3:6 of 5-9 "Does HE Who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the Law, or by hearing with faith—just as Abraham (of Genesis 15:6) "believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness?" Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that GOD would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying (in Genesis 12:3), "In you shall all the nations be blessed."
So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith."
Philippians 3:9 of 1, 2-11 with Hebrews 10:38 and 11:4 "Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.
Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God (by the circumcision of the foreskin of our heart) and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh— though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: being circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the (Mosaic) Law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the Law, blameless. But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. For indeed, I count everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my LORD. For His sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the Law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from GOD that depends on faith— that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection (within me as known by Galatians 2:20), and may share His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead."
Hebrews 10:38 of 32-39 (bare in mind that the writer is addressing the converts of Judaism who because Christ ones throughout this letter) "But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding (indwelling) one. Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of GOD you may receive what is promised (by Habakkuk in 2:3-4). For, "'Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay; but My righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.'" But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their (our) souls."
Hebrews 11:4 of 3, 4-7 "By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word (breath) of GOD, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that HE Is, exists and that HE rewards those who seek Him.(John 4:23-24) By faith Noah, being warned by GOD concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith."
Faith by Justification,
Genesis 15:6 of 1-11 "After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: 'Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.' But Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what will You give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" And again Abram said, "Behold, You have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir." And behold, the word of the LORD came to him: 'This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.' And He brought him outside and said, 'Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.' Then He said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.' And he believed the LORD, and HE counted it to him as righteousness. And HE said to him, 'I am the LORD Who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.' But he said, "O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?" He said to him, 'Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.' And he brought Him all these, and cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half. And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away."
Act 13:39 of 26-41 with Romans 3:28 "Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who (reverently) fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize Him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him (the anointed messenger the Messiah, as Christ). And though they found in Him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have Him executed. And when they had carried out all that was written of Him (being concealed from their eyes and understanding by the wrath within them), they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a (freshly dressed) tomb. But GOD raised Him from the dead, and for many days HE appeared to those who had come up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people. And we bring you the good news that what GOD promised to the fathers, this HE has fulfilled in us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm 2:7, "'You are My Son, today I have begotten You.' And as for the fact that HE raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, HE has spoken in this way (by Isaiah in 55:3), "'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.' Therefore HE says also in another Psalm 16:10, "'You will not let your Holy One see corruption.' For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, but He Whom GOD raised up did not see corruption. Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by Him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the Law of Moses. Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about (as revealed by Habakkuk in 1:5): "'Look, you scoffers, be astounded and perish; for I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.'"
Romans 3:28 of 21-30, 31 "But now the righteousness of GOD has been manifested apart from the (new living) law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of GOD through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and (these) are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, Whom GOD put forward as (humanities) propitiation by His blood, to be received by faith. This to show GOD's righteousness, because in His divine forbearance HE had passed over former sins. This was to show His righteousness at the present time, so that HE might be just and the justifier of the one who has (the) faith (that was introduced) in Jesus. Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of Law? By a Law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the (Mosaic) Law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is HE not the GOD of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since GOD (the El of Elohim) is One—Who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold this law."
1Corinthians 6:11 of 7-8, 9-11 "To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers!
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you are washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our GOD."
Galatians 3:24 of 23-29 "Now before faith came, we were held captive under the (Mosaic) Law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the Law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. For now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (this baptism is not in water only but is in water and blood, GODS blood) There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise."
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