Large Catechism: The Third Commandment
The Word of God is the true holy thing above all holy things.
The Word of God is the true holy thing above all holy things.
Creation is past and redemption is accomplished, but the Holy Spirit carries on his work unceasingly until the last day.
God has exalted this estate of parents above all others.
My prayer is as precious, holy, and pleasing to God as that of St. Paul or of the most holy saints.
God wishes to remove the root and source of this bitterness toward our neighbor.
All our shelter and protection rest in prayer alone.
Marriage is not an exceptional estate, but the most universal and noblest.
Since in this prayer we call God our Father, it is our duty always to deport and conduct ourselves as godly children.
If we look at mankind in all its conditions, it is nothing but a vast, wide stable full of great thieves.
Honor and good name are easily taken away, but not easily restored.