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Stump, Joseph

"An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism"

Then God's kingdom
will come to as more and more in this world, and in the next world we
shall belong to it for ever.
QUESTIONS.--1. What do we pray in this petition? 2. What is meant by the
kingdom of God? 3. How does God's kingdom come without our prayer? 4.
What do we mean when we pray that it may come to us? 5. What is to be
said about this petition and missions? 6. How does God's kingdom come to
us? 7. Why do we need the Holy Spirit?
SCRIPTURE VERSES.--Matt. 9:37, 38. Then saith he onto his disciples, The
harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore
the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his
harvest.
Mark 16:15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature.
Tit. 2:11-13. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared
to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world,
looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great
God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.


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