# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S328
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328 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MATTERS | ;

constitute His Word to men, centering in the revelation °
self in the person and work of Jesus Christ for our ss;
Through the Holy Scriptures God continues to speak to me:
ages until the end of time. He speaks as the infallible
changing God, whose message to mankind never changes;
the Holy Spirit by divine inspiration supplied to the holy::
content and fitting word, therefore we acknowledge th
Scriptures in their entirety as the inspired Word of God.
Spirit testifies in our hearts that His Word is true, that:
keep all His promises to us, and that our faith in Him is not 4 4

We therefore recognize the Holy Scriptures as God’s
Word, and this Word of God alone shall establish articles
(cf. Smalcald Articles, Part II, Art.II). We pledge o
teach all things taught in the Holy Scriptures, and nothing
which is taught us by God in the Holy Scriptures. xs

The Holy Scriptures teach both Law and Gospel, but
content of the Holy Scriptures is the Gospel. The Law. enti
the service of the Gospel by bringing man to a knowled,
sins and by convincing him that he is under God’s jud
cause of his sins, and by telling the believer what fruits
he should produce.

Baptism. In the Sacrament of Baptism, God adopts me
children. In Baptism, God confers the benefits of Christ’s 1
tion and graciously bestows the washing of regeneration ani
ness of life. We recognize it as the Lord’s will that men shi
baptized even in their infancy, knowing that the promis
also applies to little children.

The Lord’s Supper. In the Sacrament of the Altar
gives us His body, offered up for us, and His blood, shed
to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins, the stren
our faith, and the increase in holiness of life. In this Sac
receive Christ’s body and blood orally as well as spirit
communicants receive Christ’s precious. body and blood 't
with the bread and wine, but only the believers obtain the
of the Sacrament. Christ is not only present at the cel
the Sacrament, but in this Sacrament He enters into the
mate communion with the members of His Church, b
them His body and His blood by which He made ato
their sins.

Cf. The Word: 1 Corinthians 1—2; 2 Timothy 3
1 Peter 1; 2 Peter 1:12-21.

Baptism: Matthew 28:18-20; John 3:1-13; Acts 2: 37-3
mans 6; Titus 3: 4-7.

Lord’s Supper: Matthew 26: 26-28; Mark 14: 22-25
19-20; 1 Corinthians 10: 16-17; 11: 23-29.