The Second Aspect of True Faith As important as is faith s forward look, there is a second aspect of faith the author wants us to consider. And without faith it is impossible to please Him , for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. We are able to look forward to a future reward if and only if we believe that God exists now . Those who read Habakkuk cannot fail to be impressed by his faith in God. We will not die . . .
Thine eyes are too pure to approve evil .
Later he writes, But the Lord is in His holy temple. The awareness that spiritual truths are not wishful thinking but realities is at the very heart of true faith. 1 Except, of course, that expected seems to indicate a stronger confidence than, perhaps, hoped for. However, this shade of meaning, while of interest, does not greatly change the meaning here because we are discussing Christian hope as defined in the New Testament. 3 Claude A. Ries, Habakkuk, The Wesleyan Bible Commentary , Vol.