Saved By Grace!

We spent October learning about Martin Luther and the Reformation. Martin Luther was the "Father" of the Protestant Reformation-a catholic monk and scholar he was concerned with some of the teachings of the Catholic church at the time. Particularly, he was very concerned that The Church was selling indulgences, or selling God's forgiveness and mercy. You could go to heaven...for a cost. Luther felt this was contrary to what he read in Scripture. He stood by his conviction that "It is by Grace we have been saved through faith and faith is a gift from God.". Lutheran got himself excommunicated from The Church and people started to follow him and his theology and hundreds of years later here we are as The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. For more info check this page out: Martin Luther.

What is Grace? How does your family practice this radical thing called Grace? If we don't earn salvation (because it is a gift from God) then how do we live a life of gratitude to God for doing so much for us?