# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S324
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II. THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS­­—COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS
i. This means that biblical teaching about the
foundational doctrines of Christianity such as
the Trinity, the two natures of Christ and the
justification of the ungodly by grace through
faith in Christ Jesus — these great truths —
is sure and certain.

Resources for Further Study
A Comparative Study of Varying Contemporary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation. St. Louis: LCMS Commission
on Theology and Church Relations, 1973.
Bayer, Oswald. “Luther as an Interpreter of Holy Scripture.” In The Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther, edited
by Donald McKim, 73-85. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

ii. Just as certain is the biblical teaching on God’s
ordering of human life within His creation
according to the commandments.

Bayer, Oswald. Theology the Lutheran Way. Translated by Jeffrey G. Silcock and Mark C. Mattes. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2007.

We rejoice in our consensus in these truths. We pray
that our shared understanding will be a sure and solid
foundation for us to address future conversations and
discussions, both in matters of agreement and areas
where we do not share a common teaching or practice.

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Franzmann, Martin. “Seven Theses on Reformation Hermeneutics.” Concordia Theological Monthly 40:4 (1969): 235-246.
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Hultgren, Stephen J. “Canon, creeds, and confessions: an exercise in Lutheran hermeneutics.” Lutheran Theological
Journal 46:1 (May 2012): 26-50.
In Christ All Things Hold Together: Intersection of Science and Christian Theology. St. Louis: LCMS Commission on
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Kolb, Robert. “The Bible in Reformation and Protestant Orthodoxy.” In The Enduring Authority of the Christian
Scriptures, edited by D.A. Carson, 89-114. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2016.
Kolb, Robert. “Nowhere More Present and Active Than in the Holy Letters: Luther’s Understanding of God’s
Presence in Scripture.” Lutheran Theological Journal 49:1 (May 2015): 4-17.
Paulson, Steven D. “From Scripture to Dogmatics.” Lutheran Quarterly 7:2 (Summer 1993): 159-169.
Paulson, Steven D. “Lutheran Assertions Regarding Scripture.” Lutheran Quarterly 17:4 (Winter 2003): 373-385.
Pless, John T. Word: God Speaks to Us. St. Louis: Concordia, 2006.
Preus, Jacob A.O. It is Written. St. Louis: Concordia, 1971.
Preus, Robert. Doctrine is Life: Essays on Scripture. Edited by Klemet Preus. St. Louis: Concordia, 2006.
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Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1957.
Reu, J. Michael. Luther and the Scriptures. Chicago: Wartburg Publishing House, 1944.
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the Means of Grace, 1-38. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1952.
Sasse, Hermann. “Suggestions for Theses on Holy Scripture.” In Letters to Lutheran Pastors – Volume III: 19571969, edited by Matthew C. Harrison, 537-543. St. Louis: Concordia, 2015.
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