 For God will regard and reckon this faith as righteousness in his sight, as St. Paul says in Romans 3 and 4. Basic, basic Christian theology. We are saved by grace through faith. This is how we are justified. Augsburg Confession, Article 4. But then, right on the heels of that, the very next word, Article 5. To obtain such faith. How do we get that faith? How do we get that faith? To obtain such faith, God instituted the office of preaching.