Lessons in the Small Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther / For the Senior Department of Lutheran Sunday-Schools and for General Use - George Mezger; Martin Luther

Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. Mark 16,15.

QUESTIONS.

1. Of what does the Second Chief Part of our Catechism treat? 2. How do we also call these Three Articles? 3. What does the word "creed" mean? 4. Where are the Three Articles of our Christian faith taken from? 5. How many chief doctrines are contained in the Scriptures? 6. How are these two doctrines called? 7. What does our Lord tell us in His Law? 8. With what does the Law threaten us because we have not fulfilled it? 9. What will our punishment be according to the Law? 10. What is the Gospel? 11. What does the word "Gospel" mean? 12. What does God reveal to us in His Gospel? 13. Recite the Gospel-message that we find John 3,16. 14. In what work especially has God shown His love toward mankind? 15. Who, according to the words of our Savior, shall not perish? 16. What will God give to him that believeth? 17. Why are the Three Articles called the Apostles' Creed? 18. Why do we confess our faith in three articles? 19. What are the three great works which God has done and will do for our salvation? 20. To whom is the Gospel to be preached? 21. Recite the command of our Lord to His disciples to preach the Gospel to all the world. 22. What does the word "creature" in this verse mean?

LESSON 14.
The First Article.

Of Creation.

Which is the First Article of the Creed?

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

What does this mean?

I believe that God has made me and all creatures.

1. "I believe in God," thus the First Article begins. Every Christian should confess and every true Christian does confess: I, I myself, believe in God. It is of no avail to us that anybody else believes, we ourselves must believe in God. We believe in God the Father Almighty. We believe that God is the Father Almighty, or the almighty Father. And why do we believe that God is the almighty Father? Because He is the Maker of heaven and earth. That is God's first great, saving work for us. He has made heaven and earth. We call this work the creation.