What do you believe when you say: I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth?
That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of nothing created heaven and earth and all that is in them, and who still upholds and governs them by His eternal counsel and providence, is, for the sake of Christ His Son, my God and my Father. In Him I trust so completely as to have no doubt that He will provide me with all things necessary for body and soul, and will also turn to my good whatever adversity He sends me in this life of sorrow. He is able to do so as almighty God, and willing also as a faithful Father.
Proofs
- That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of nothing created heaven and earth and all that is in them, (Genesis 1โ2; Exodus 20:11; Job 38โ39; Psalm 33:6; Isaiah 44:24; Acts 4:24; Acts 14:15)
- and who still upholds and governs them by His eternal counsel and providence, (Psalm 104:27โ30; Matthew 6:30; Matthew 10:29; Ephesians 1:11)
- is, for the sake of Christ His Son, my God and my Father. (John 1:12โ13; Romans 8:15โ16; Galatians 4:4โ7; Ephesians 1:5)
- In Him I trust so completely as to have no doubt that He will provide me with all things necessary for body and soul, (Psalm 55:22; Matthew 6:25โ26; Luke 12:22โ31)
- and will also turn to my good whatever adversity He sends me in this life of sorrow. (Romans 8:28)
- He is able to do so as almighty God, (Genesis 18:14; Romans 8:31โ39)
- and willing also as a faithful Father. (Matthew 6:32โ33; Matthew 7:9โ11)