In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8 that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Used with permission. This morning we continue with part two of our discussion of the three founding principles of the Lutheran Reformation. As we discuss this topic, it is most important to understand what faith is.
Many people today speak of different faiths and often mean by that phrase the content of a religion.
In the process people speak of various faith groups. Now this can be explained in great detail or quite simply. No matter how nice we may want to be to people, when such sentiments are expressed we are not being faithful to the truth of God. For God sees faith quite differently than newspaper reporters, or pollsters, or the average person on the street sees it. God has a very narrow definition of faith.