Pithy Quotations Archives - Lutheran Catechism

“The faith that saves trusts in Christ alone. The faith that condemns trusts in self. The Divine Service is ordered so we might trust in Christ alone and not in ourselves.”

Rev. Robert Mayes, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Beemer, NE and Zion St. John Lutheran Church, Wisner, NE Jr. Catechesis — (Curriculum B: Biblical and Liturgical) Cat. 2: Commandments 1-3; Divine Service Structure), 2015, as found at “Catechesis in Normal Words“, Big Red Lutheran, James Howard DeLoach, Editor.

“Unless deliberate action is taken, children often are not thoroughly exposed to the areas of the Catechism until they reach confirmation class.”

“Unless deliberate action is taken, children often are not thoroughly exposed to the areas of the Catechism until they reach confirmation class.” — Amanda Moldstad, On My Heart

Catechesis Quotes from John T. Pless at 2016 BJS Conference

Quotations from John T. Pless speaking at the 2016 Brothers of John the Steadfast Conference in Tomball, Texas, as reported by Cafe’ Sola on Facebook. “The small Catechism has been influential in bringing whole congregations into the Lutheran faith.” “Even non Lutherans were using the Small Catechism for mission work!” “A full 1/4th of the … Read more

“Studying and praying the catechism takes place on the battlefield between God and anti-god; there is no neutrality here.”

Peters, Albrecht. Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Ten Commandments. Translated by Holger Sonntag. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2009, p. 31.