“Equal and Subordinate”
Scripture Text: Colossians 2:8–15
The issue of the Athanasian Creed is not only that we rightly understand the Trinity of God but that we correctly understand the dual nature of Jesus Christ.
Awaiting Glory
Scripture Text: Philippians 3:13–21
At his coming, Christ will glorify our bodies until they correspond to his own immortal, glorious body, doing all this quite without the help of our works.
“Addressing Heresies”
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18–21
As Paul says, repetition is good for us. We need to hear the difficult teachings many times before we begin to understand. So we hear again that each of the three Persons of the Trinity are uncreated.
The Comfort of the Word
Scripture Text: 2 Thessalonians 1:5–12
Today's online Scripture jigsaw From the Word 5 This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be made worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering — 6 since indeed God deems it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to grant rest with us to you who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, ...
Ready for Advent
Scripture Text: Luke 21:25–28
The last day will come and people will not expect it, even though that day is at the door. Told that these are signs of the last day, still they will not believe.
“Compulsion”
Scripture Text: Romans 11:33–36
How can it be that there are three Persons but only one God? We try to make sense of it through human and earthly analogies but, of course, all of them fall short of the glory who is God.
Spiritual Knowledge
Scripture Text: Colossians 1:9–11
We must know the meaning of Christ’s words: “This is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life.”
“Trinity in Unity”
Scripture Text: John 14:6–13
Now this is the catholic faith: we worship one God in trinity and the Trinity in unity, neither confusing the persons nor dividing the divine being.
Day to Day Faith
Scripture Text: John 21:20–25
To overcome unrest, discontent, and disgust in one's self, a firm faith in God is necessary, for such a faith faith brings rest, contentment and peace.
“Whole and Inviolable”
Scripture Text: John 20:24–29
The latest theological craze attracts the spiritually distracted like deer to headlights. The more glaring and wilder, the better. What difference does it make, since they will likely be chasing a new idea within the month?
Kept in Fear
Scripture Text: 1 Peter 5:8–11
We think we are safe begin to drift when we should fear God, always being concerned for our spiritual condition, so that we pray, "Lord, increase our faith."
The Athanasian Creed
Scripture Text: Luke 24:44–45
The whole three Persons are coeternal together, and coequal, so that in all things, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshiped.
Commending Ourselves to God
Scripture Text: Matthew 25:31–34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."
“The World to Come”
Scripture Text: 1 John 5:10–13
Everlasting life is a free gift from God. Jesus was sent by his Father so that we might not perish but by believing in what Jesus has done for us, live with him forever.
“I look for the resurrection of the dead.”
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12–19
The confession of resurrection is as important as that of the divinity of Christ or of creation or of any other item in our creed. Without resurrection, the rest of the creed falls apart.
That We May Stand
Scripture Text: Matthew 25:31–32
May the Spirit of Christ move in you so that you might fear, love, and trust his Father and desire to stand before him in heaven in all his glorious majesty.
“One Baptism”
Scripture Text: Ephesians 4:1–6
The “one baptism” into which we are baptized is Christ's baptism. His baptism is our own; it is why he was baptized: to fulfill all righteousness — even ours.
Striving to Be His
Scripture Text: 1 John 1:7–2:2
The Holy Spirit moves the heart to begin again to love each day. Christ is full of grace and truth, and through him grace and truth grow in us.
Preaching for Christ’s Sake
Scripture Text: Luke 24:44–48
The gospel should not be preached in a corner, but before all people, whether or not we feel it effective, for it alone has the power to save.
“One Church”
Scripture Text: Galatians 6:11–18
We believe in the Church established by God, not a church established by Luther. Nor do we believe in the churches or denominations begun by any other parties.
When Tempted
Scripture Text: Psalm 119:9–12
When tempted, a wise man is watchful, not relying on human knowledge, reason, or feelings, but he remembers God’s Word, and is guided thereby.
“Together”
Scripture Text: Genesis 1:26–28
The Creed helps the uncomprehending to confess and believe the Scriptures so that they may come to understand the incomprehensible.
The Golden Year of God's Word
Scripture Text: Ephesians 5:15–20
The present time is unquestionably good and golden as long as the gospel of Jesus Christ is faithfully preached and received.
“Proceeds”
Scripture Text: John 15:26–27
The Spirit was not birthed, but proceeds from the Father and the Son in eternity, even as Jesus comes from the Father in eternity. Though one proceeds from another, they are undivided in their essence; they are inseparably one.
“Lord and Giver of Life”
Scripture Text: 2 Corinthians 3:12–18
The Holy Spirit is too often thought of as impersonal, a power, rather that the relational third person of the Trinity who is God.