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

by George Mezger; Martin Luther

Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. Matt. 4,10.

This is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us. 1 John 5,14.

All things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matt. 21,22.

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me. Ps. 50,15.

LESSON 48.
Holy Baptism.

What Baptism Is.

What is Baptism?

Baptism is not simple water only, but it is the water comprehended in God's command and connected with God's word.

Which is that word of God?

Christ, our Lord, says in the last chapter of Matthew: Go ye and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.