The Victory of Faith
Miersma examines Habakkuk's struggle with faith amid persecution and divine judgment, arguing that faith is the believer's primary weapon in spiritual warfare. The article emphasizes that justification through faith alone sustains the church militant through affliction and that Scripture consistently teaches that the just shall live by faith, both in temporal struggle and eternal salvation.
Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? Habakkuk 1:12, 13 Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? We shall...
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