This is a table of Bible illustrations to help parents, teachers, and pastors illuminate truths taught in the Small Catechism.
Links to parts:
- Part 1 – The Ten Commandments
- Part 2a – The First Article of the Creed
- Part 2b – The Second Article of the Creed
- Part 2c – The Third Article of the Creed
- Part 3 – The Lord’s Prayer
- Part 4a – Baptism
- Part 4b – Confession and Keys
- Part 5 – Sacrament of the Altar
Part 2 – The Creed
Part 2b – The Second Article – Redemption
“Jesus Christ, true God”
Jesus is conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:18-25)
The Holy Spirit will come upon you (Luke 1:26-38)
The transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-8)
The load of fish that started sinking the boat (Luke 5:5-11)
Jesus sees Nathaniel under the fig tree (John 1:43-51)
The woman at Jacob’s well (John 4:16-26)
Jesus knows his betrayer (Matthew 26:20-25)
Jesus predicts his death and resurrection (Luke 18:31-34)
The man carrying a pitcher of water (Luke 22:1-13)
Jesus turns water into wine (John 2:1-11)
Jesus rebukes a storm (Luke 8:22-25)
Jesus heals a paralytic (Matthew 9:1-8)
Jesus raises Lazarus from death (John 11:38-44)
The centurion’s confession (Matthew 27:51-54)
“Jesus Christ, also true Man”
Jesus is born of Mary (Luke 2:1-21)
Son of Man came eating and drinking (Matthew 11:18-19)
Jesus appears to his disciples (Luke 24:36-43)
Thomas sees the print of the nails (John 20:24-26)
“Who has redeemed me”
The chastisement of our peace was upon him (Isaiah 53)
As Moses lifted up the serpent (Number 21:4-9, John 3:14-17)
Trial before Pilate (John 18:28 to 19:16)
Why have you forsaken me (Psalm 22)
Jesus on the cross (Matthew 27:33-56, Mark 15:21-41, Luke 23:26-49, John 23-30)
Better covenant, sanctuary, sacrifice, priest (Hebrews 9)
“His innocent suffering”
Temptation in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11)
Jesus Christ pays tribute (Matthew 17:24-27)
To do your will, O Lord (Hebrews 10:5-10)
Temptation in Gethsemane (Luke 22:39-46)
“A lost and condemned person”
The fall into sin (Genesis 3)
Effects of the fall (Romans 3:9-23)
Who died
Jesus yields up his spirit (Matthew 27:45-50)
Jesus breathed his last (Mark 15:33-37)
Blood and water came from Jesus’ pierced side (John 19:28-37)
Who was buried
Joseph of Arimathea buries Jesus in his new tomb
(Matthew 27:57-65, Mark 15:42-47, Luke 13:50-55, John 19:38-42)
He rose again from the dead
He is not here, for He is risen (Matthew 28:1-10)
The empty tomb (John20)
He ascended into heaven
A cloud took him out of their sight (Acts 1:6-11)
Sits at the right hand of the Father
Jesus prays for us (John 17:16-26)
He always lives to make intercession (Hebrews 7:11-28)
From thence He will come
Look, the bridegroom is coming (Matthew 25:1-13)
Signs of the last times (Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21)
The Lord himself will descend from heaven (1Thessalonians 4:13-18)
To judge the living and the dead
As a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats (Matthew 25:31-46)
In the last days, perilous times will come (2 Timothy 3:1-9)
The falling away comes first (2 Thessalonians 2)
Some to everlasting life, some to shame and contempt (Daniel 12)
“That I may live under him in his kingdom”
Jesus enters Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-9)
Are You the King of the Jews (John 18:33-38)
I have set my King on the holy hill of Zion (Psalm 2)
The earth is the Lord’s and all its fullness (Psalm 24)
He who sits on the throne will dwell among them (Revelation 7:9-17)