My only comfort in life and in deathIs that I am not my own,But belong – body and soul,In life and in death –To my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with His precious blood,and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.He also watches over me …
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Leader:What does the resurrection of Christ profit us?ALL:We believe that by his resurrectionChrist has overcome deaththat we might become partakers of that righteousnesswhich he purchased for us by his death;that we are also by his power raised up to a new life;and that His resurrection is a sure pledge of our resurrection. (Adapted from The …
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Leader: What do you believe concerning the holy universal church and the communion of the saints?ALL: We believe that the Son of Godthrough his Spirit and Word,out of the entire human race,from the beginning of the world to its end,gathers, protects, and preserves for himselfa community chosen for eternal lifeand united in true faith.And of …
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