Guest Article by Cedric A. Halvorson In this article I offer a review and comparison of: My First Catechism. ISBN 978-0-7586-0790-4 (Blue Cover) My First Catechism. ISBN 978-0-7586-6849-3 (White Cover) Luther’s Small Catechism for Kids. ISBN 978-0-7586-6732-8 (Red Cover) This is offered from my experience as a teacher and parent. I am a father of … Read more
Summary This article briefly sketches the orthodox Christian doctrine of Christ’s redemption by vicarious satisfaction; briefly sketches heretical denial of vicarious satisfaction by popular Lutheran theologians; and exhibits how the Lutheran church has taught the truth of vicarious satisfaction across synods and centuries in North America in explanations of Luther’s Small Catechism. With interesting variations … Read more
Upshot It is amazing what God’s Word can do in one minute. Citation Richard, Matthew, Minute Messages: Gospel-Filled Devotions for Every Occasion, St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2021 Outline Citation Executive Summary Author Plan of the Book Strengths of the Book Folding It In Executive Summary We already have many devotional books. Even so, I am … Read more
Here are some comments and questions from Lutherans on Facebook when they saw the post on LutheranCatechism.com titled, “Catechesis: The Quiet Crisis, in Three Parts, at Brothers of John the Steadfast.” [See Part 1 , Part 2, or Part 3.] I was an adult confirmand and don’t even remember hearing the word catechism. I think the LCMS was afraid … Read more
Catechesis for Life: Liturgy is a series of 23 mini studies on the parts of the Divine Service. As the first study says: The Church has developed the structure of the Divine Service over the past two millennia to serve the grace of God in Jesus Christ, to be received by faith. If it is … Read more
Catechesis for Life: Catechism is a series of 42 mini studies on Luther’s Small Catechism. Most of the studies refresh the text of a small section of the Catechism and present a relevant excerpt from Luther’s Large Catechism. Additional studies address special topics like faith, the source of faith, the connection between doctrine and prayer, … Read more
Excerpt from the Publisher’s Preface Drink from it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. By these words, did Jesus give the Church a sacrament, or did He require from us a sacrifice? What is a testament? What did Jesus … Read more
When you touch a piece of iron that is lying in the forge and glowing, you touch not mere iron but fire which burns. Even if you see no fire but only iron (just as it is not seen to glow by day as much as by night), it is nevertheless not only iron but … Read more
Buchanan, Colin, A Case for Infant Baptism, rev. ed. (Cambridge: Grove Books Limited, 1984). Chemnitz, Martin, “Original Sin” in The Doctrine of Man in the Writings of Martin Chemnitz and Johann Gerhard (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2005). Das, A. Andrew, Baptized into God’s Family: The Doctrine of Infant Baptism for Today (Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing … Read more
[Photo of Sahar Sadlovsky Gold and child used by permission of Sahar Sadlovsky Gold. Thank you!] The child is with her father. He holds her in his lap. He looks at the Book of Concord. She looks at the Book of Concord. She cannot read. Don’t be so sure. She might not be reading the … Read more
Sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty What does this mean? For us. Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father for us. It means that, having received authority from the Father, Christ is Lord to help his saints. As Dr. Luther says: He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on … Read more
Added to the Documents Library, these articles, theses, and dissertations: Krause, Richard A. “Remember the Saxon Visitation: Devotional Modeling for Christian Families,” Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology, vol. XVI, no. 4 (Reformation 2007), pp. 21-28 Nordling, John, “The Catechism: The Heart of the Reformation,” Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology, vol. XVI, no. 4 … Read more