Editing Lectures on Faith (section)

==Key lecture points==
===Lecture 1===
[[Faith]] gives rise to all human endeavors in both [[World#Christianity|worldly]] and [[Spirituality|spiritual]] matters, and is a source of power, both in man and in [[God]].

===Lecture 2===
The human family's knowledge of God began with God's interaction with [[Adam and Eve (LDS Church)|Adam before ''The Fall'']], which knowledge was retained after ''The Fall'', and which knowledge has been transmitted via human testimony among Adam's descendants. Although people since Adam have had to rely on human testimony to learn about God, God can choose to reveal himself directly (as he did to Adam) to those who live a life of devout [[prayer]] and service to God.

===Lecture 3===
In addition to a belief in God, a correct knowledge of God's character and attributes as revealed in [[Standard works|scripture]] is necessary for the exercise of faith leading to life and salvation. Effective faith requires the following understanding of God's characteristics:

*That He was God before the [[Genesis creation narrative|world was created]], and the same God that he was after the world was created;
*That God is [[Mercy#Christianity|merciful]] and [[Grace in Christianity|gracious]], [[anger#Christianity|slow to anger]], abundant in [[good]]ness, and that He was so from everlasting, and will be so until everlasting;
*That [[Immutability (theology)|God is unchanging]];
*That He is a God of truth;
*That [[Judgement|God is no respecter of persons]];
*That [[Love of God in Christianity|God is love]].

===Lecture 4===
From [[Standard works|scripture]], one can learn that God possesses the following attributes: [[knowledge]], faith (which is His power), [[justice]], [[judgement]], mercy, and truth. An explanation for why each attribute is necessary in order for mankind to be able to exercise productive faith is provided.

===Lecture 5===
The [[God in Mormonism|Godhead]], or the collective persons of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, is expounded upon:

#The Godhead consists of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost ({{lds|Lecture|lof|5|1}})
#There are two "personages", the Father and the Son, that constitute the "supreme power over all things" ({{lds|Lecture|lof|5|2}}, Q&A section)
#The Father is a "personage of spirit, glory, and power" ({{lds|Lecture|lof|5|2}})
#The Son is a "personage of [[tabernacle#New Testament and Islamic references|tabernacle]]" ({{lds|Lecture|lof|5|2}}) who "possess[es] the same mind with the Father; which Mind is the Holy Spirit" ({{lds|Lecture|lof|5|2}})
#The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit constitute the "supreme power over all things" ({{lds|Lecture|lof|5|2}})
#"These three constitute the Godhead and are one: the Father and the Son possessing the same mind, the same [[wisdom]], glory, power, and fullness;" ({{lds|Lecture|lof|5|2}})
#The Son is "filled with the fullness of the Mind of the Father, or in other words, the Spirit of the Father." ({{lds|Lecture|lof|5|2}})

===Lecture 6===
The knowledge that one's life is in accordance with God's will is necessary for obtaining [[Eternal life (Christianity)|eternal life]]. Any religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things, does not have the power to produce the faith necessary for life and salvation. Those who have not sacrificed all things will not be able to know that their lives are pleasing to God and will therefore not be able to have the faith to overcome the tribulations that stand in the way of becoming [[Exaltation (Mormonism)|joint heirs with Christ]] in God's Kingdom.

===Lecture 7===
By growing in faith, one draws nearer to God, and in the perfection of faith, one [[Exaltation (Mormonism)|becomes like God]].
By faith, one obtains knowledge of God, through which knowledge one can receive all things pertaining to life and godliness.