C3 Church Tuggerah

"The Just shall live by Faith" Hab 2:4 ... "Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith." (NKJ) Habakkuk 2:4 is one of the greatest declarations of faith to be found in all the Bible. It presents a contrast between those who are arrogantly rebellious, and those who are humbly submissive. . It reveals the striking difference between the proud and the just man. . The future belongs to the righteous, while the wicked have no future. . Wickedness carries with it the seeds of its own destruction (Psa 10:4; Pro 16:18). . Psa 10:4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. . Pro 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. . Pride, tyranny and evil cannot last, but the righteous shall live by faith (Hab 2:4). In this immediate context, the pride of the Chaldeans would be their dow