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Quotation[1] = "LUTHER SAID
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.";
Quotation[2] = "LUTHER SAID
All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired, although not in the hour or in the measure, or the very thing which they ask. Yet they will obtain something greater and more glorious than they had dared to ask.";
Quotation[3] = "LUTHER SAID
Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.";
Quotation[4] = "NEED TO KNOW
The Church is Christian. The word used in the ancient text of the Creed used the word catholic, a Greek word that means “universal” or “all over.”";
Quotation[5] = "LUTHER SAID
Faith is a living and unshakable confidence, a belief in the grace of God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake.";
Quotation[6] = "LUTHER SAID
Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.";
Quotation[7] = "LUTHER SAID
There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.";
Quotation[8] = "LUTHER SAID
Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.";
Quotation[9] = "LUTHER SAID
Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.";
Quotation[10] = "LUTHER SAID
Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.";
Quotation[11] = "LUTHER SAID
Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?";
Quotation[12] = "LUTHER SAID
There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.";
Quotation[13] = "LUTHER SAID
The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.";
Quotation[14] = "LUTHER SAID
You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you.";
Quotation[15] = "FIRST COMMANDMENT
You shall have no other gods.";
Quotation[16] = "SECOND COMMANDMENT
You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.";
Quotation[17] = "THIRD COMMANDMENT
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.";
Quotation[18] = "FOURTH COMMANDMENT
Honor your father and your mother.";
Quotation[19] = "FIFTH COMMANDMENT
You shall not murder.";
Quotation[20] = "SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
You shall not steal.";
Quotation[21] = "EIGHTH COMMANDMENT
You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.";
Quotation[22] = "NINTH COMMANDMENT
You shall not covet your neighbor's house.";
Quotation[23] = "TENTH COMMANDMENT
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.";
Quotation[24] = "WHAT IS BAPTISM?
Baptism is not just plain water, but it is the water included in God's command and combined with God's word.";
Quotation[25] = "OF WHAT BENEFIT IS BAPTISM?
It works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declare.";
Quotation[26] = "WHAT IS CONFESSION?
Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our sins are forgiven before God in heaven.";
Quotation[27] = "WHAT SINS SHOULD WE CONFESS?
Before God we should plead guilty of all sins, even those we are not aware of, as we do in the Lord's Prayer; but before the pastor we should confess only those sins which we know and feel in our hearts.";
Quotation[28] = "WHAT IS THE SACRAMENT OF THE ALTAR?
It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine, instituted by Christ Himself for us Christians to eat and to drink.";
Quotation[29] = "MEANS OF GRACE
God offers, bestows, and seals to people forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation through the Means of Grace. Lutherans recognize the Means of Grace as God's Word and the Sacraments, namely, Holy Baptism and the Lord's Supper.";
Quotation[30] = "NEED TO KNOW
Messiah: A Hebrew word meaning “anointed one”—that is, one chosen by God for a special purpose.";
Quotation[31] = "FROM THE BIBLE
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16 ESV®)";
Quotation[32] = "NEED TO KNOW
Sanctification: In a wide sense, sanctification includes all effects of God's Word. In a narrow sense, sanctification is the spiritual growth that follows justification. By God's grace, a Christian cooperates in this work. Through the Holy Spirit's work, faith is increased daily, love strengthened, and the image of God renewed but not perfected in this life.";
Quotation[33] = "FACT
Lutheranism arose out of a desire to reform the doctrine and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, but after being rejected by the church, has grown to be the fourth largest Christian church in the world.";
Quotation[34] = "FACT
The Book of Concord contains the official confession of the Lutheran Church and is the standard by which all doctrine and practice is determined to be correct.";
Quotation[35] = "FACT
The Reformation arose out of Martin Luther's concern about how the Church thought and taught about salvation.";
Quotation[36] = "FROM THE BIBLE
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8–9 ESV®)";
Quotation[37] = "NEED TO KNOW
Grace is the unearned and undeserved gift of forgiveness and eternal life received by faith and given to all who believe. Ephesians 2:8–9 shows us that this gift is free to those who receive it but was purchased at great cost by Jesus' life, death on the cross, and resurrection.";
Quotation[38] = "WORSHIP
People often think that worship is about what we do for or toward God. The reality is quite different. In the Divine Service, God comes to us and is providing His service for us. The work we do in worship is to receive the gift of God's grace and respond.";
Quotation[39] = "WORSHIP
The Divine Service is the chief worship service among Lutherans.";
Quotation[40] = "WORSHP
The Christian Church Year is used to not only mark time, but sets the story of Jesus in an orderly pattern for teaching.";
Quotation[41] = "NEED TO KNOW
The good works we do are a great benefit to our family, friends, neighbors, and all the people with whom we share God's good earth.";
Quotation[42] = "NEED TO KNOW
This desire to go tell others about Jesus is the result of the Holy Spirit's work in each believer, and it is at the heart of the Church's mission.";
Quotation[43] = "NEED TO KNOW
The word faith is regularly used in two ways. On the one hand, it describes a person's trust in God. On the other hand, it also describes the content of what we believe as Christians. The creeds invoke both uses of the word faith, for they describe what we believe as well as inviting us to believe.";
Quotation[44] = "NEED TO KNOW
Creed: From the Latin word credo, “I believe”; a summary of what the Church believes; refers to any of the three Ecumenical Creeds used in worship: the Apostles' Creed, often used at Baptisms, funerals, and non-Communion services; the Nicene Creed, often used at services with Holy Communion; and the Athanasian Creed, often spoken on Trinity Sunday.";
Quotation[45] = "FROM THE BIBLE
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:8–10 ESV®)";
Quotation[46] = "FACT
The first book to be printed on Gutenberg's printing press was the Bible in 1455. Before then, copies of the Bible were handwritten.";
Quotation[47] = "FACT
The oldest man in the Bible is Methuselah, who lived to be 969 years old. (Genesis 5:27)";
Quotation[48] = "FACT
The oldest woman in the Bible to give birth was Eve, who at the age of 130 gave birth to Seth. Her husband Adam was also 130 years old. (Genesis 5:3)";
Quotation[49] = "FACT
Tallest person in the Bible was Goliath at over 9 feet tall. (1 Samuel 17:4)";
Quotation[50] = "FACT
The two people who never died are Enoch and Elijah. (Genesis 5:22–24; 1 Kings 2:17)";
Quotation[51] = "NEED TO KNOW
When God created mankind, it was His plan that we would have an everlasting relationship with Him. Sin destroyed that relationship. In sending Jesus Christ as the Savior of all mankind, God has done what we could never do to restore our relationship with God.";
Quotation[52] = "NEED TO KNOW
Sin: betraying God; rejecting His will and His ways; any thought, word, or deed that departs from the will of God.";
Quotation[53] = "NEED TO KNOW
“Our churches teach that people cannot be justified before God by their own strength, merits, or works. People are freely justified for Christ's sake, through faith, when they believe that they are received into favor and that their sins are forgiven for Christ's sake. By His death, Christ made satisfaction for our sins. God counts this faith for righteousness in His sight.” (Augsburg Confession IV 1–3)";
Quotation[54] = "NEED TO KNOW
The Church is a community of believers who are united in faith in Jesus Christ and has members in both heaven and on earth.";
Quotation[55] = "NEED TO KNOW
The Church is one because there is one Christ. “Just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:12–13 ESV®).";
Quotation[56] = "NEED TO KNOW
The church is holy because its members have the forgiveness of sins in Jesus Christ. With this Church “there is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all” (Ephesians 4:4–6 ESV®).";
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