Luther’s Small Catechism with Proof Texts, Additions, and Appendices

by Martin Luther

Publisher:

Lutheran Book Store

, 1882

Overview

Martin Luther’s small catechism includes sections on the Ten Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, the Office of the Keys and Confession, and the Sacrament of the Eucharist. This edition provides proof texts for each thought presented in the catechism, as well as hymns and chants. A chronological summary of biblical history is included to aid the student in reading the Bible as a continuous historical account. Although originally published in 1529, Luther’s Small Catechism remains in use in churches today.

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Contents

Top Highlights

“Answer. I¹ believe² that God³ hath created⁴ me⁵ and all that exists⁶; that he hath given⁷ and still preserves to me⁸ my⁹ body¹⁰ and soul¹¹ with all my limbs and senses¹², my reason and all the faculties of my mind¹³, together with my raiment¹⁴, food¹⁵, home and family¹⁶, and all my property¹⁷; that he daily¹⁸ provides me abundantly¹⁹ with all the necessaries of life²⁰, protects me from all danger²¹, and preserves me and guards me against all evil²²; all which he does out of pure, paternal²³, and divine²⁴ goodness²⁵ and mercy²⁶, without²⁷ any merit²⁸ or worthiness²⁹ in me³⁰, for all which I am in duty bound³¹ to thank³², praise³³, serve³⁴, and obey him³⁵. This is most certainly true³⁶.” (Pages 12–13)

“Baptism is a holy Sacrament, and a divine sign by which God the Father, together with the Son and the Holy Ghost, testifies that he will be a gracious God to the baptized person, that he forgives all his sins through grace alone, for Christ’s sake, and that he adopts him as a child and an heir of all heavenly blessings.” (Page 72)

“No; we can again obtain the blessedness which was lost.” (Page 45)

“Inasmuch as my sins occasioned the great agony and the cruel death of the Lord Jesus Christ, I should take no pleasure in sin, but earnestly avoid and flee from it; further, as I belong to my Saviour and Redeemer, I should, to his honor alone, live, suffer, and die, in order that, in the hour of death, I may say with joy and hope: Lord Jesus! I am thine in life, I am thine in sufferings, I am thine in death; whether I live or die, I am thine; grant me, O Jesus, life everlasting. Amen.” (Page 84)

Product Details

• Title: Luther’s Small Catechism, with Proof-Texts, Additions and Appendices: For the Use of Church, School and Family
• Author: Martin Luther
• Publisher: Lutheran Book Store
• Print Publication Date: 1882
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Lutheran Church; Lutheran Church › Catechisms--English
• Resource ID: LLS:LTHRSSMLLPPNDCS
• Resource Type: text.monograph.catechism
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:26:45Z

About Martin Luther

Martin Luther (1483–1546), one of the most significant figures in Western history, was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation. Over the course of his life, Luther was a monk, a priest, a professor of biblical literature, a Reformer, a husband, and a father.

Luther is most noted for his Ninety-Five Theses (1517), in which he argued that indulgences were not acts of penance which could replace true repentance. His refusal to retract all his writings, demanded by Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521, resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.

Luther has been both praised and vilified for what he preached and wrote. Luther’s translation of the Christian Bible into the vernacular greatly influenced the church. His works continue to impact all Christians and animate the movement that bears his name. Luther’s Works (55 vols.) contains many of Luther’s writings, including commentaries, sermons, and lectures.