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Lord’s Day 9
26. Q. What do you believe when you say, “I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth”?
A. That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of nothing created heaven and earth and everything in them,1 who still upholds and rules them by his eternal counsel and providence,2 is my God and Father for the sake of Christ his Son.3 I trust God so much that I do not doubt he will provide whatever I need for body and soul,4 and will turn to my good whatever adversity he sends upon me in this vale of tears.5 He is able to do this because he is almighty God;6 he desires to do this because he is a faithful Father.7
1 Gen. 1–2; Ex. 20:11; Ps. 33:6; Isa. 44:24; Acts 4:24; 14:15 2 Ps. 104; Matt. 6:30; 10:29; Eph. 1:11 3 John 1:12–13; Rom. 8:15–16 4 Ps. 55:22; Matt. 6:25–26; Luke 12:22–31 5 Rom. 8:28 6 Gen. 18:14; Rom. 8:31–39 7 Matt. 7:9–11