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1 Peter 1:5

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5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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Scriptural Confirmations #62

  
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62. 2. The just live by faith (Romans 1:17).

The justice of God by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe (Romans 3:22).

He who through faith is in Jesus (verse 26).

God hath set forth Jesus Christ, a propitiation through faith in His blood, to show His justice (Romans 3:25).

Where is then the glorying? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith (Romans 3:27).

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith with out the deeds of the law (Romans 3:28).

God justifies circumcision (that is the Jews) out of faith, and uncircumcision (that is the nations) through faith (Romans 3:30).

Do we then make void the law? Not so: but we establish the law (Romans 3:31).

Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for justice (Romans 4:3, 9).

To him that worketh not, but believeth in Him that maketh just the ungodly, faith is imputed for justice (Romans 4:5).

Abraham was made heir of the world by the justice of faith, but not by the law (Romans 4:13-14).

That not through works but through faith is justice imputed (Romans 4:2-24). See Works.

Through Christ we have access to God and grace by faith (Romans 5:2).

The nations attained to justice, justice which is from faith. Whosoever believeth in Christ suffers [not] from shame (Romans 9:30, 33).

The Scripture saith, Everyone that believeth in Him shall he saved (Romans 10:11).

Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17).

Let everyone be prudently wise, as God hath dealt a measure of faith (Romans 12:3).

Everything that is not from faith is sin (Romans 14:23). He understands the faith of eating this or that.

Since we have the same spirit of faith (2 Corinthians 4:13).

That he reproved Peter because he Judaized, although knowing that a man is justified by the faith of Jesus Christ and not by the works of the law (Galatians 2:11-16).

I live in the faith which is in the Son of God (Galatians 2:20).

This I wish to hear, whether you have received the spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith? (Galatians 3:2, 5.)

Ye shall know that they which be of faith are the sons of Abraham: that God justifies the nations by faith. That no man shall be justified by the law in the sight of God is evident: for the just shall live by faith. Now indeed the law is not of faith: but the man that doeth them shall live by them. The law was our schoolmaster unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith: for ye are all the sons of God by faith in Jesus Christ, etc. (Galatians 3:5-26).

In Jesus Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision availeth anything, but faith working by love (Galatians 5:3-6; 6:15).

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for their permission to use this translation.