- God the Father and Our Creation
- God the Son and Our Redemption
- God the Holy Spirit and Our Sanctification
- Our Justification
- Word and Sacraments
- Holy Baptism
- The Lord's Supper
12Q.Since, according to God’s righteous judgment we deserve temporal and eternal punishment, how can we escape this punishment and...
16Q.Why must He be a true and righteous man? A. He must be a true man because the justice...
20 Q.Are all men, then, saved by Christ just as they perished through Adam? A. No. Only those are saved...
24Q.How are these articles divided? A. Into three parts: the first is about God the Father and our creation;...
26Q.What do you believe when you say:I believe in God the Father almighty,Creator of heaven and earth? A. That...
27Q.What do you understand by the providence of God? A. God’s providence is His almighty and ever present power,1...
29Q.Why is the Son of God called Jesus, that is, Saviour? A. Because He saves us from all our...
31Q.Why is He called Christ, that is, Anointed? A. Because He has been ordained by God the Father, and...
33Q.Why is He called God’s only-begotten Son, since we also are children of God? A. Because Christ alone is...
35Q.What do you confess when you say: He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary?...
37Q.What do you confess when you say that He suffered? A. During all the time He lived on earth,...
40Q.Why was it necessary for Christ to humble Himself even unto death? A. Because of the justice and truth...
45Q.How does Christ’s resurrection benefit us? A. First, by His resurrection He has overcome death, so that He could...
46Q.What do you confess when you say, He ascended into heaven? A. That Christ, before the eyes of His...
50Q.Why is it added, And sits at the right hand of God? A. Christ ascended into heaven to manifest...
53Q.What do you believe concerning the Holy Spirit? A. First, He is, together with the Father and the Son,...
54Q.What do you believe concerning the holy catholic Christian church? A. I believe that the Son of God,1 out...
57Q.What comfort does the resurrection of the body offer you? A. Not only shall my soul after this life...
59Q.But what does it help you now that you believe all this? A. In Christ I am righteous before...
62Q.But why can our good works not be our righteousness before God, or at least a part of it?...
65Q.Since then faith alone makes us share in Christ and all His benefits, where does this faith come from?...
69Q.How does holy baptism signify and seal to you that the one sacrifice of Christ on the cross benefits...
72 Q.Does this outward washing with water itself wash away sins? A. No, only the blood of Jesus Christ...
78Q.Are then the bread and wine changed into the real body and blood of Christ? A. No. Just as...
80Q.What difference is there between the Lord’s supper and the papal mass? A. The Lord’s supper testifies to us,...
83Q.What are the keys of the kingdom of heaven? A. The preaching of the holy gospel and church discipline....
75 Q.How does the Lord’s supper signify and seal to you that you share in Christ’s one sacrifice on...