Romans 1:17
For in [the gospel] the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
Through the gospel, God is shown to be faithful, true and right in dealing with sinful people. Also, through the gospel God makes sinful people right before Him.
We cannot become right by our own efforts or goodness. When we place our faith in Jesus, God makes us right by giving us the righteousness of Jesus.
Our right standing before God comes “from faith”. When we first put our faith in Him, He makes us right before Him forever. This initial faith leads “to [more] faith” because “The just shall live by faith.”
The Christian life is a life produced by faith. The same kind of faith that begins our Christian life is the kind that enables us to experience the very life of Christ each day thereafter. Faith isn’t something we just need in difficult circumstances. It is the very air we breath in our spiritual lives.
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Heb. 11:6, NIV)
