This I Know Is Most Certainly True :: Apostles' Creed
I pray that you have started studying Luther’s Small Catechism every day and begun working your way through the Large Catechism. There had been many medieval catechisms before Luther wrote these for our Church. But none of those were as invaluable as these. Luther has given us a proper distinction between Law and Gospel. After hearing the fullness of the Law in the form of the Ten Commandments, this week we turn to the fullness of the Gospel in the Creed. Whereas some theologians have tended to emphasize one article of the Creed more than another, Luther brought balance to the three. God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is the author of Creation, Redemption, and Sanctification. Each of these works of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit show us what God has done and continues to do for us. It teaches us to know the fullness of God (Eph 3:19) and therefore, confess the Gospel. THIS I KNOW IS MOST CERTAINLY TRUE. I. We’ll start with the first article: I believe in God the Father...