The Large Catechism – part 24
Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: Ecclesiastes 2:18–19
Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
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From the Confessions: The Large Catechism, Preface
Therefore, it is the responsibility of every parent to question and examine one’s household at least once a week and to discover what they know and have learned of the Catechism, and if they do not know it, to keep them faithfully at it.
Pulling It Together: One may find much to do, if staying busy is the plan. Or, if making money is the idea, again, there is no end to work. At the end of a life, what will be said of such people? “He sure was tired all the time,” or, “He made a lot of money but he didn’t take it with him.” It is hollow and conceited to make life into a contest to see who worked hardest or made the most money.
There are much better things to do with your time. If you are working so much that you do not have the time or energy to be with your family at the dinner table, talking a little while about the Word, then you are almost certainly going to leave the fruit of your labors to fools.
Prayer: Help me live at your pace, Lord. 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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