1st Article
I believe in God the ...
What is Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
The 2nd Article tells me about ...
Jesus and how he has redeemed me
The 3rd Article teaches about...
The Holy Spirit and his work in our lives
The First Commandment & meaning
You shall have no other gods.
What does this mean?
We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
The meaning to the third commandment
We should fear and love God that we do not despise preaching and his Word, but regard it as holy and gladly hear and learn it
What is the 1st article about?
God who creates and sustains us.
Recite the 2nd Article
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
Recite the 3rd Article
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The second commandment meaning
We should fear and love God that we do not use his name to curse, swear, lie, or deceive, or use witchcraft, but call upon God’s name in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks.
The fourth commandment
Honor your father and mother, that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.
How does God provide for us according to the 1st Article meaning
preserves me by richly and daily providing clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, cattle and all I own, and all that I need to keep my body and life,
What are some things Jesus has done for us?
He has redeemed me, a lost and condemned creature, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil, not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death.
If I cannot believe in Jesus or come to him, how does it happen?
But the Holy Spirit has called me by the gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith. In the same way He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian Church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith.
The meaning to the 5th commandment
We should fear and love God that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and be a friend to him in every bodily need.
What does the sixth commandment teach?
We should fear and love God that we lead a pure and decent life in words and actions, and that husband and wife love and honor each other.
Why does God do all this?
All this God does because He is my good and merciful Father in heaven, and not because I have earned or deserved it. For all this I ought to thank and praise, to serve and obey Him.
Why does Jesus do the work of redeeming me?
All this He did that I should be His own, and live under Him in His kingdom, and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, just as he has risen from death and lives and rules eternally.
What does God do in his Christian Church?
In this Christian Church He daily forgives all sins to me and all believers. On the Last Day He will raise me and all the dead; And He will give eternal life to me and all believers in Christ.
The Seventh Commandment & Meaning
You shall not steal. What does this mean?
We should fear and love God that we do not take our neighbor’s money or property or get it by dishonest dealing, but help him to improve and protect his property and business.
How do we honor the eight commandment?
...we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him or give him a bad name, but defend him, speak well of him and take his words and actions in the kindest possible way
The meaning to the 1st Article
I believe that God made me and every creature, and that He gave me my body and soul, eyes, ears and all my members, my mind and all my abilities.
And I believe that God still preserves me by richly and daily providing clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, cattle and all I own, and all that I need to keep my body and life, and by defending me against all danger and guarding and protecting me from all evil.
All this God does because He is my good and merciful Father in heaven, and not because I have earned or deserved it. For all this I ought to thank and praise, to serve and obey Him.
This is most certainly true.
The meaning to the 2nd Article
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, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil, not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death.
All this He did that I should be His own, and live under Him in His kingdom, and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, just as he has risen from death and lives and rules eternally.
This is most certainly true.
Recite the 3rd Article meaning
I believe that I cannot, by my own thinking or choosing, believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him.
But the Holy Spirit has called me by the gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith. In the same way He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian Church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith.
In this Christian Church He daily forgives all sins to me and all believers. On the Last Day He will raise me and all the dead; And He will give eternal life to me and all believers in Christ.
This is most certainly true.
What does the ninth commandment teach us?
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.
The meaning to the tenth commandment
We should fear and love God that we do not force or entice away from our neighbor his wife, workers or animals, but urge them to stay and do their duty.