The Smalcald Articles – part 13
Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: Romans 1:20
Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
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From the Confessions: The Smalcald Articles
The First Part
The first part of the sublime articles deal with the divine majesty, specifically:
I. That Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three distinct persons in one divine essence and nature, are one God, who has created heaven and earth.
Pulling It Together
Luther begins with the beginning: that God is that One God, the Only God, who has created everything. This beginning includes the great mystery of the Christian faith, that the One God, while being truly single, not only in essence, but by nature, is at the same time three distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. This is what the Scripture teaches us; this is what Luther confesses. Just as the universe begins, so begins good theology: with God.
Prayer: Holy Spirit, help me confess what the Bible teaches. Amen
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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