Theme: The Savior Is Sent
Learn by Heart
Verse: Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Hymn: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” | ELH #110:1, 6
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The Catechism: The Fifth and Sixth Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer
The Fifth Petition
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
What does this mean?
We pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would not look upon our sins, or deny our prayer because of them; for we are not worthy of anything we ask, neither have we deserved it. But we pray that He would give us everything by grace, for we daily sin much and deserve nothing but punishment; and we on our part will forgive from the heart and willingly do good to those who sin against us.
The Sixth Petition
And lead us not into temptation.
What does this mean?
God certainly tempts no one to sin, but we pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us so that the devil, the world and our own flesh may not deceive us nor lead us into false belief, despair and other shameful sin and vice; and though we are tempted by them, that we may still in the end overcome and retain the victory.
