<p>1:17- see on Rom. 4:13.</p><p><i>For therein is revealed a righteousness of God</i>- a kind of righteousness which is given from God, given by Him; and Paul will go on to explain that is &ldquo;of God&rdquo;, given from Him to us, by our faith in Him and in the simple fact that He has indeed given us this gift in Christ.</p><p><i>From faith to faith- </i>Having spoken of how the faith of the Romans is spoken of throughout the &ldquo;world&rdquo;, Paul goes on to comment that the preaching of the Gospel reveals the righteousness of God &ldquo;from faith to faith&rdquo;, or &ldquo;by faith unto faith&rdquo; (Rom. 1:17 RV). The righteousness of God is surely revealed in human examples rather than in any amount of words. Could Paul not be meaning that the faith of one believer will induce faith in others, and in this sense the Gospel is a force that if properly believed ought to be spreading faith world-wide? This means that spreading our faith is part and parcel of believing the Gospel. Whatever, there is here clearly inculcated the idea of an upward spiral of spirituality- from faith unto yet more faith. Faith, like unbelief, is self-confirming.</p><p><i>As it is written: But the righteous shall live by faith</i>- the quotation from Hab. 2:4 is in the context of human pride: &ldquo;Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith&rdquo;. Paul is interpreting this verse as talking about faith in righteousness being imputed to us, which leads to us being just or justified before God. The practical result of this is humility- for we realize through this process that we have absolutely nothing to be &ldquo;puffed up&rdquo; about. Our uprightness isn&rsquo;t because of our own works but because of God&rsquo;s righteousness being imputed to us by grace through faith.</p>