Excerpts from “A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles”
This document endures as a confessional testimony against historical criticism of the Bible.
Authority of Scripture
Why (and How) to Read Your Kids Disturbing Bible Stories
Our children need to know about ugly realities like sin, death and the devil in order to understand the faith.
Divine Authority
The matter of the inerrancy of Holy Scripture is a matter of faith, not sight.
Difficult Teachings of Scripture
We take these topics up because they are difficult teachings of Scripture, teachings that perhaps Christians feel a bit ashamed about or find difficult to understand.
Lutheran Witness: October 2023
The October Lutheran Witness takes up several “Difficult Teachings of Scripture.”
God’s Clear, Reliable Word
The teachings of the Christian faith are, in fact, quite clear. They are found in extremely clear, uncontested biblical texts.
Lutheran Witness: October 2021
The October Lutheran Witness provides a toolkit for reading and understanding the Book of Concord.
The Lutheran Confessions: A Reader’s Guide
This issue contains a tool kit to help you read the Book of Concord, the faithful confessions of the Lutheran church for all time.
An Eternal Confession
Lutherans confess Scripture to be inerrant. We are also pledged — every one of us — to the Book of Concord.