The Catechumen's Guide - Prepared With Special Reference To The Wants Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church In The United States (1837) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CATECHUMEN'S GUIDE. The following lectures will consist, as the reader is already aware, of brief explanations of the doctrines of Scripture, as they are laid down in Luther's Catechism? doctrines touching the duties which man owes to the Creator, to his fellow-men and himself; together with a practical application, shewing that all men are bound by the most solemn obligations, to act a very important part as moral beings. And may the Spirit of the Highest guide us in this momentous inquiry, and indelibly impress upon our understandings, by his sanctifying influence these illustrations of revealed truth. PART FIRST. The first part of the Catechism, as you perceive, includes the ten commandments ? and the inquiry that presents itself, before entering upon the explanation of these commandments, is, by whom were they communicated, and what is the character of that Being whose will they contain ? Q. What does the first part of the Catechism contain ? By whom were these communicated? 46 DIVINE PERFECTIONS., - The existence of a God, the Creator and Governor of the universe, is the fundamental doctrine of our blessed religion. This truth is plainly taught in the works of Nature, which indicate, so clearly, contrivance and design, that we are compelled to attribute them to an intelligent creating cause. And besides, we discover in the greatness of these works, the mighty power of Him who formed them, whilst theirtetanifest adaptation to some important and glorious end, bespeaks the wisdom of their author. But it has been reserved for revelation to teach us more respecting the divine character and intentions than the light of nature ever has, or ever could disclose. The Bible declares this God, whose existence is proclaimed by every object of creation, to be infinite, no...