
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed--a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." (Romans 1:17)
Faith that enables us to receive God's gifts is itself a gift, of which some measure is imparted to eve-ry human being. It grows as exercised in appropriating the word of [254] God. In order to strengthen faith, we must often bring it in contact with the word. (Education, Chapter 30, par. 4)