And the life everlasting. Amen.

This is the end of the Apostles' Creed, the third thing Martin Luther said every Chrstian should know. There are two very important points in this last line.

I actually misspoke when I mentioned people gaining eternal life. Eternal life would have no beginning or end. A better word is really "everlasting", like the Creed says.

The other important point has to do with the word "amen". It's not just something we put at the end of prayers or say during a sermon. It means you agree. The best way I've heard it explained is that amen is short for "I wish I'd said that.'

Next week I'll list everything together.