Small Catechism 1
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[Interlude]
What is baptism?
Answer: baptism is not simple water only
But it is the water comprehended in God's commands
And connected with God's Word
Which is that Word of God?
Answer: Christ, our Lord, says in the last chapter of Matthew:
"Go ye into all the world and teach all nations
Baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"