mentioned in Christ's command to His disciples, "Go ye, and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." [Matt. 28:19] And they were all
revealed at the baptism of Jesus, when the Father spoke from heaven and
said, "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased," and the Holy
Ghost descended on Jesus in the form of a dove. [Matt. 3:16-17] Each
Person of the Holy Trinity has a share in the work of our salvation. The
Father sent His Son to save us; [John 3:16] the Son became man and died
for us; [Rom. 5:8] and the Holy Spirit applies redemption to our souls
[I Cor. 12:3] through the Word of God and the Sacraments.

QUESTIONS.--1. Define the word Creed. 2. Why is the Apostles' Creed so
called? 3. How did it originate? 4. What two kinds of creeds are there?
5. Name the oecumenical creeds. 6. Name the particular creeds or
confessions of the Lutheran Church? 7. What does the Apostles' Creed
contain? 8. Of what do the three articles of the Apostles' Creed treat?
9. What is meant by the Holy Trinity? 10. How do we know that God is
only one God? 11. How do we know there are three Persons? 12. How do the
three Persons of the Trinity share in the work of our salvation?




CHAPTER XVI.

THE FIRST ARTICLE.

OF GOD THE FATHER, OR CREATION.