As a Whole
What is the Trinity?
Father, Son and the Holy Spirit
Fill in the blank:
I believe in God, the Father almighty, _________ of ________ and _________.
I believe in God, the Father almighty, CREATOR of HEAVEN and EARTH.
What does Martin Luther say this article about Jesus covers?
Redemption.
The communion of _________
The forgiveness of _________
The communion of SAINTS
The forgiveness of SINS
Which article of the creed is the longest?
The second.
Perhaps our ancestors agreed that the most important thing for us to know about God was that he created us together with everything that exsists, or maybe they couldn't agree on what else is true about God.
Other than Jesus, what two other people are metioned in the second article of the creed?
Mary and Pontius Pilate.
What does it mean for there to be "the holy catholic church" in article three?
This isn't refering to the Catholic church as a denomination of christianity, it is just reffering to the universal church as in all of us christians together!
What does the word CREED mean?
Believe
If we believe the Creed to be right and true, what does it say we have to do to recieve Gods provision and protection?
Trick question -- nothing. Article one states that God is the father almighty--nothing needs to be done on our end for Him to uphold his fatherly goodness.
List 8 verbs found in this article that can be used to understand Jesus' actions.
(Any eight) concieved of the holy spirit. born. suffered. crucified. died. buried. descended. rose. ascended. seated. come. judge.
Lutherans believe in the _________ of all believers. What is the missing word, and what does this phrase mean?
We believe in the priesthood of all believers, this means that not one person has more or less access to God, but that we all serve God in our own vocations, meaning you don't have to be an ordained or elected priest to have a relationship with God, Jesus or the Holy Spirit.
What are each of the three articles about?
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.
What command does God issue in Genesis 1:20 and what does it tell us about creation?
"Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures" This may help us understand the ways that science and religion work together from an evoluntionary stand point.
What important truth does the second article help us understand in refrence to why God sent Jesus as a human person?
Jesus came as a person becuase...answers will very, but its good to remember Jesus as a person because he bridges the gap between God the most holy and us the most regular, Jesus is tangible and accessible to us. Jesus is Gods decision to know and love us fully.
The ways God has made and continues to make us Holy.