The just shall live by faith ~ Cross reference of Romans 1:16 to Habakkuk 2:4
Romans is probably the last letter of Paul and the richest in terms of his theology. This letter is addressed to the Christians in Rome and is written before he gets to Rome. Paul states that after Jesus came and died and rose from the grave, only the ones who believe [have faith] in Jesus will be saved. Paul quotes Habakkuk 2:4 to say that G-d told us through the prophet Habakkuk some 700 years before he sent his son [Jesus] to die for us. Let us see what Habakkuk is all about and then decide if what Paul claims is right. All Images are links to Google Images. Copyright violations not intended. All Greek Text references are from NIV and Tanakh references are from Chabad. This post is not intended to offend anyone's faith but for those people who are Seeking the truth of THE ONE TRUE G-D of the universe to who we owe all our love, gratitude & devotion. My encouragement to you is that you read the whole chapter of Tanakh that the Greek text quotes so you get the context and unde...