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Bible topic
Faith in the Bible
Context coverage
Passages in context
Current coverage includes Habakkuk. More books are being added.
Theological Definition
Faith in the Bible is trust in God’s promise and character that results in loyal reliance on him rather than on self-made standing. It is presented as the right response to God’s message and as the means by which people receive what God gives. Scripture often contrasts faith with boasting, because faith depends on God’s gift rather than personal achievement.
In context
This theme appears in passages such as Habakkuk, where the Bible develops it through story, instruction, warning, and promise. ## Where to keep reading Start with Habakkuk 2:2, Habakkuk 2:3, Habakkuk 2:4, then follow the related passages in their own setting before drawing broad conclusions.
Reading guardrail
A theme page is strongest when it follows the Bible's own contexts. The goal is not to collect matching words, but to see how repeated ideas develop across passages, books, and the whole biblical story.
Common Questions
Coverage by Book
Habakkuk 2:14
14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:2
2Yahweh answered me, "Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
Habakkuk 2:20
20But Yahweh is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!"
Habakkuk 2:3
3For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won`t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won`t delay.
Habakkuk 2:4
4Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.
Habakkuk 3:16
16I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people who invade us.
Habakkuk 3:17
17For though the fig tree doesn`t flourish, Nor fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive fails, The fields yield no food; The flocks are cut off from the fold, And there is no herd in the stalls:
Habakkuk 3:18
18Yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
Habakkuk 3:19
19Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer`s feet, And enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments.