IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY
SHALL TEACH THEM TO HIS HOUSEHOLD
The First Article: Creation
- “I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker
of heaven and earth.” - What does this mean?
Answer: I believe that God has created me and all
that exists; that He has given me and still sustains
my body and soul, all my limbs and senses, my reason
and all the faculties of my mind, together with food
and clothing, house and home, family and property;
that He provides me daily and abundantly with all the
necessities of life, protects me from all danger, and
preserves me from all evil. All this He does out of
His pure, fatherly, and divine goodness and mercy,
without any merit or worthiness on my part. For all of
this I am bound to thank, praise, serve, and obey Him.
This is most certainly true.
The Second Article: Redemption
- “And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the
virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell,
the third day He rose from the dead, He ascended into
heaven, and is seated on the right hand of God, the
Father almighty, whence He shall come to judge the
living and the dead.” - What does this mean?
Answer: I believe that Jesus Christ, true God,
begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true
man, born of the virgin Mary, is my Lord, Who has
redeemed me, a lost and condemned creature, delivered
me and freed me from all sins, from death, and from
the power of the devil, not with silver and gold but
with His holy and precious blood and with His innocent
sufferings and death, in order that I may be His, live
under Him in His kingdom, and serve Him in everlasting
righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, even as He
is risen from the dead and lives and reigns to all
eternity. This is most certainly true.
The Third Article: Sanctification
- “I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy
Christian church, the communion of saints, the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and
the life everlasting. Amen.” - What does this mean?
Answer: I believe that by my own reason or strength I
cannot believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to
Him. But the Holy Spirit has called me through the
Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, and sanctified
and preserved me in true faith, just as He calls,
gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole
Christian church on earth and preserves it in union
with Jesus Christ in the one true faith. In this
Christian church He daily and abundantly forgives all
my sins, and the sins of all believers, and on the
last day He will raise me and all the dead and will
grant eternal life to me and to all who believe in
Christ. This is most certainly true.<
We All Believe in One True God
We All Believe (1.39 KB .mid audio)
- We all believe in one true God,
Who created earth and heaven,
The Father, Who to us in love
Has the right of children given.
He in soul and body feeds us;
All we need His hand provides us;
Through all snares and perils leads us,
Watching that no harm betide us.
He cares for us by day and night;
All things are governed by His might. - We all believe in Jesus Christ,
His own Son, our Lord, possessing
An equal God-head, throne, and might,
Source of ev'ry grace and blessing;
Born of Mary, virgin mother,
By the power of the Spirit,
Word made flesh, our elder brother;
That the lost might life inherit,
Was crucified for all our sin
And raised by God to life again. - We all confess the Holy Ghost,
Who, in highest heaven dwelling
With God the Father and the Son,
Comforts us beyond all telling;
Who the Church, His own creation,
Keeps in unity of spirit.
Here forgiveness and salvation
Daily come through Jesus' merit.
All flesh shall rise, and we shall be
In bliss with God eternally.
Amen, amen.
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