A Christian Primer: The Prayer, the Creed, the CommandmentsWith the Lord's Prayer, the Apostles' Creed, and the Ten Commandments as his outline, Albert Winn offers plain talk about the basics of Christian faith. From these familiar sources which constitute the backbone of Luther's Catechism, Calvin's Catechism, and the Heidelberg Catechism, Winn fashions a primer to help renew faith. His book initiates a realm of Christian learning that remains important for a lifetime. |
Contents
Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
The Lords Prayer | 17 |
Lord Teach Us to Pray | 19 |
Our Father Who Art in Heaven | 26 |
Hallowed Be Thy Name | 33 |
Thy Kingdom Come | 41 |
Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven | 48 |
He Ascended Into Heaven and Sitteth on the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty | 139 |
From Thence He Shall Come to Judge the Quick and the Dead | 146 |
Believe in the Holy Ghost | 152 |
The Holy Catholic Church | 158 |
The Communion of Saints | 165 |
The Forgiveness of Sins | 170 |
The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting | 175 |
The Ten Commandments | 183 |
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread | 55 |
Forgive Us Our Debts as We Forgive Our Debtors | 63 |
Lead Us Not Into Temptation | 71 |
Thine Is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory Forever | 78 |
The Apostles Creed | 83 |
Believe | 85 |
God the Father Almighty Maker of Heaven and Earth | 91 |
Jesus Christ His Only Son Our Lord | 98 |
Conceived by the Holy Ghost | 105 |
Born of the Virgin Mary | 111 |
Suffered Under Pontius Pilate | 117 |
Crucified Dead and Buried | 122 |
He Descended Into Hell | 128 |
The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead | 134 |
Commandments and Promises | 185 |
Getting It Together | 193 |
No Idols | 199 |
No Empty Name | 207 |
Rest | 214 |
Stability | 222 |
Life | 228 |
Faithfulness | 233 |
Generosity | 239 |
Truthfulness | 244 |
Contentment | 250 |
Notes | 259 |
Common terms and phrases
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