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The Contrasts of the Resurrection Morning
Dear readers,It is impossible to give a full account of the things which happened on that commemorable Easter when the Lord arose. We must confess, “This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.”In the gospel of Matthew, we find the time ...
The Confession of Faith (51)
This last article of our confession speaks of the last day of the world—the Day of Judgment. It means that death is not the end of man, and this was also shown as the expectation of Job when he said, “For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon th ...
The Confession of Faith (50)
It is evident that this article was written in the days of persecution, for the Church testifies that it will not continue forever; the day of deliverance is coming! The return of Christ is of great comfort for the Church since it is in a continual warfare with the three-headed enemy. ...
The Confession of Faith (49)
We ended the first article about the magistrates with emphasizing that the government has a task in punishing sin and that murderers are to die according to God’s special commandment. It is not only the calling of the government to make certain that justice is maintained, but this arti ...
The Confession of Faith (46)
After the article regarding Holy Baptism, our confession proceeds to the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. Baptism is the sacrament of incorporation in the Christian church, while the Lord’s Supper is given for the support of spiritual life. This unity between the sacraments is also desc ...
The Confession of Faith (45)
As we again write about baptism, there is one statement which we made last time that we would like to repeat, and that is that the ground of infant baptism lies in the covenant and promises of God.The opponents of infant baptism always asks us to show them a text in d ...
The Confession of Faith (44)
In the previous discussion of this article on baptism, the errors in regard to the sacrament were dealt with since this sacrament should be administered according to the institution of Christ Himself. Today we will try to write something about the doctrine of the Anabaptists, or the Ba ...
The Confession of Faith (42)
Holy Baptism has always been a very controversial subject in the various churches, even though God’s Word shows the right way clearly enough. This article on baptism begins by saying, “We believe and confess that Jesus Christ, who is the end of the law, hath made an end, by the sheddin ...
The Confession of Faith (41)
Although the Word is sufficient for the church to know the way of salvation, and therein are also many promises, the Lord has added to it the sacraments. The Lord has done so on account of our weaknesses and infirmities so that we may not only hear but also see the sealing of His promi ...
The Confession of Faith (40)
Articles 33, 34, and 35 of our Confession of Faith deal with the sacraments, Article 33 is about the sacraments in general, Article 34 about Holy Baptism and Article 35 about the Lord’s Supper.We know that the Lord has given two means of grace to His church, namely, H ...
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