The questions of Luther's Small Catechism.

Credit: From Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation© 1986, 2017 © 1986 Concordia Publishing House. Used with permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a print copy of Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation, please contact CPH at 800-325-3040 or visit them at cph.org.

The questions of Luther's Small Catechism.

Credit: From Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation© 1986, 2017 © 1986 Concordia Publishing House. Used with permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a print copy of Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation, please contact CPH at 800-325-3040 or visit them at cph.org.

The questions of Luther's Small Catechism.

Credit: From Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation© 1986, 2017 © 1986 Concordia Publishing House. Used with permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a print copy of Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation, please contact CPH at 800-325-3040 or visit them at cph.org.

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The questions of Luther's Small Catechism.

Credit: From Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation© 1986, 2017 © 1986 Concordia Publishing House. Used with permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a print copy of Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation, please contact CPH at 800-325-3040 or visit them at cph.org.

Vicar Shick - Notice that it says “work out your salvation” not “work for your salvation.” Your salvation is a good work that God began in you and will bring to completion in the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Last Day, when he comes again in glory (Philippians 1:6). Between the beginning and the end keep working out your salvation. The picture that comes to mind is a fitness training plan. For our bodies to stay healthy we know that we have to eat right, exercise, and rest. Well, what’s good for the body is good for the soul! Joyful Obedience brings gladness and rejoicing (Philippians 2:17-18).

Pastor Tige - Notice that it says “work out your salvation” not “work for your salvation.” Your salvation is a good work that God began in you and will bring to completion in the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Last Day, when he comes again in glory (Philippians 1:6). Between the beginning and the end keep working out your salvation. The picture that comes to mind is a fitness training plan. For our bodies to stay healthy we know that we have to eat right, exercise, and rest. Well, what’s good for the body is good for the soul! Joyful Obedience brings gladness and rejoicing (Philippians 2:17-18).

The questions of Luther's Small Catechism.

Credit: From Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation© 1986, 2017 © 1986 Concordia Publishing House. Used with permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a print copy of Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation, please contact CPH at 800-325-3040 or visit them at cph.org.

The questions of Luther's Small Catechism.

Credit: From Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation© 1986, 2017 © 1986 Concordia Publishing House. Used with permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a print copy of Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation, please contact CPH at 800-325-3040 or visit them at cph.org.

The questions of Luther's Small Catechism.

Credit: From Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation© 1986, 2017 © 1986 Concordia Publishing House. Used with permission. All rights reserved. To purchase a print copy of Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation, please contact CPH at 800-325-3040 or visit them at cph.org.