Friday, March 13, 2009

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Dr. Barry's What About? Pamphlets
A series of 27 pamphlets, written by former Synod President A.L. Barry, that address doctrinal topics, moral issues and concerns in the Church to help Christians grow in their understanding of these important questions.  (These documents are taken from the LCMS website.)

Introduction  Christian Families
The Gospel  Angels
 The Bible Death and Dying
The Small Catechism    Pastors
The Ten Commandments The New Millenium
The Apostles' Creed  Christian Stewardship
The Lord's Prayer  Fellowship in the Lord's Supper
 Holy Baptism  The Difference Between the ELCA and the LCMS
Confession and Absolution The Ordination of Women to the Pastoral Office
The Sacrament of the Altar  Homosexuality
Being a Lutheran Abortion
Lutheran Worship Living Together Without Marriage
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Creation and Evolution
Telling the Good News about Jesus  
   
   

Book of Concord - Online
The Book of Concord is a book published in 1580 that contains the Lutheran Confessions.  The Lutheran Confessions are ten statements of faith that Lutherans use as official explanations and summaries of what they believe, teach, and confess.  They remain to this day the definitive standard of what Lutheranism is.

This is quite simply an incredible resource.  On this site you will find the entire Book of Concord along with many additional resources.  The Book of Concord includes the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed, the Augsburg Confession, the Apology [Defense] of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles, the Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope, the Small Catechism, the Large Catechism, and the Formula of Concord.

If you prefer, you may download a pdf copy of the Book of Concord at the LCMS website, click here.