Large Catechism: The Fourth Commandment
God has exalted this estate of parents above all others.
God has exalted this estate of parents above all others.
The Word of God is the true holy thing above all holy things.
The first things that issue and emerge from the heart are words.
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The trust and faith of the heart alone make both God and an idol.
Time and paper would fail me if I were to recount all the blessings that flow from God’s Word.
How can water, eating and drinking do such great things?
I believe that by my own reason or strength I cannot believe in Jesus Christ… But the Holy Spirit has called me!
We should add faith to baptism. But we are not to base baptism on faith.
Baptism is sufficient even if the baptized falls from faith or sins a thousand times a year.