Large Catechism: Preface
Time and paper would fail me if I were to recount all the blessings that flow from God’s Word.
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.
The same Christ is present at baptism who came in Mary’s womb to John in Elizabeth’s womb.
Whoever bases baptism on the faith of the one to be baptized can never baptize anyone.
If you can say, “Here is God,” then you must also say, “Christ the man is present too.”
Presence for connoisseurs: circumscriptive, definitive, and repletive.
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