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Small Catechism

Martin Luther

Book Overview: 

Luther's Small Catechism was written by Martin Luther for the training of children. Luther's Small Catechism reviews The Ten Commandments, The Apostles' Creed, The Lord's Prayer, The Sacrament of Holy Baptism, The Office of the Keys & Confession, and The Sacrament of the Eucharist. It is included in the Lutheran Book of Concord as an authoritative statement of what Lutherans believe. The Small Catechism is widely used today in Lutheran churches as part of youth education and Confirmation. (from Wikipedia)

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Commandment

You must not desire your neighbor's wife, servant, maid, animals or anything that belongs to him. (Exodus 20:17)

What does this mean?

We must fear and love God, so that we will not release our neighbor's cattle, take his employees from him or seduce his wife, but urge them to stay and do what they ought to do.

The Conclusion to the Commandments

What does God say to us about all these commandments?

This is what He says: "I am the Lord Your God. I am a jealous God. I plague the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of those who hate me with their ancestor's sin. But I make whole those who love me for a thousand generations." (Exodus 20:5)

What does it mean?

God threatens to punish everyone who breaks these commandments. We should be afraid of His anger because of this and not violate suc. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Our faith, clearly explained, simple and unpretentious, as a father would explain it to his children. I remain especially moved by Luther's analyses of the Creed and the Lord's Prayer. I am not wholly comfortable giving this book a rating, but I will say 5 stars, partly for its clarity in presenting

Den nya översättningen som kyrkan gör innehåller ett antal diskussionsfrågor som förefaller mig suspekta, eftersom de tillskriver mänskliga värderingar på Gud, som ju annars skulle nås via skriften allena. Allt detta är inte dåligt, inte alls - till exempel avsnittet om Luthers användning av Simul ä

This along with Luther's "A Simply Way to Pray" provide a solid doctrinal and experiential foundation for the Christian life. Worth the time to read and study.

I have to say that my years of saying, "I'm a lapsed Lutheran" are behind me. I was raised with this small catechism and the words are etched into my heart -- so reading it again I found myself tumbling back through time. I wouldn't teach my children with these exact words but I can respect what Mar

Good to revisit this every once in a while. One small part of my long quest to read all the Lutheran confessions someday.

My wife grew up in a Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and has had this catechism on her shelf for a long time. I decided I would pick it up and give it a read for myself. To put it shortly I was astounded. That is not to say that I am in full agreement with all it contains, but I must say there was ve

This is an even shorter read than the Westminster Shorter Catechism. The biggest takeaway for me would have to be the short, pointed explanations of each of the Ten Commandments and the positive look at how we are supposed to follow each commandment. I can see how this would be a great way to teach

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