The Small Catechism – part 122

Scripture Text: Romans 8:32

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From the Word: He who did not spare his own Son, but delivered him up for each of us, how will he not also graciously give us—along with him—all things? (Romans 8:32)

From the Confessions: The Small Catechism 

The Second Article

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

What does this mean?

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. He has redeemed me, a lost and condemned creature, and has freed me from sin, death, and the power of the devil, not with silver and gold, but with his holy and precious blood and his innocent suffering and death. He has done all this in order that I might be his own, 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 for all eternity. This is most certainly true!

Pulling It Together: As Abraham did not spare his own Son when God commanded it of him, God did not spare his own Son when his will demanded it of himself. Through this precious, only Son, he has redeemed the creation he loves. By the “holy and precious blood” of an only child, the Father has provided for each of us mercy, grace, forgiveness, redemption—life. He loves us each with the utmost love, the love that sacrifices all.

Prayer: Thank you, Lord Jesus, for obeying your Father’s will. Amen.

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It is no secret that Martin Luther loved Christmas. Silent Night: A Christmas Eve with Martin Luther is a downloadable PDF Click for online jigsaw.Christmas program by Pastor Craig Nehring that tells the story of Jesus' nativity through the mouths of Luther and the children of his parish, and through the Word of sacred Scripture. What a great way to celebrate 500 years of the Protestant Reformation!


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