Topical Index of Resources (Website Resources listed at the bottom)

Abortion  (see also BioEthics)
     What about Abortion?   by Dr. Barry
     Lutherans for Life Abortion Resources  (LFL)
     LCMS Life Ministries Page
     Abortion History Timeline  (CLR)
     A Primer on Abortion  (CLR)
     39 Major ProChoice Arguments & Their Refutations
     Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation
                         by Ronald Reagan
     www.christianliferesources.com

Apologetics  (at least a few to get you started)
      Stand to Reason
      Issues, Etc.  (Radio program with many broadcasts on Apologetics topics)
      White Horse Inn (another radio program)
      Answers in Genesis  (dedicated to the defense of Biblical Creation)

Baptism
     What about Holy Baptism?   by Dr. Barry
     Why We Baptize Babies (Richard P. Bucher)
     Baptism:  Work of God or Man? 
    

Bible  (Many of the following links deal especially with topics covered in the study done here at Trinity entitled "Bible on Trial")
      Bible on Trial (the movie) website
      Issues, Etc. Radio Shows on Related Topics
          First Century Historian Flavius Josephus  (Dr. Paul Maier)
          The Historical Reliability of the New Testament (Greg Koukl)
          The Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online  (Nathan Jastram)     
      (Textual Criticism)
      Causes of Textual Variation  (why are there discrepancies between manuscripts?)
      Is the New Testament Text Reliable?  (Greg Koukl, Stand to Reason)
      God Doesn't Give Autographs  (Greg Koukl, Stand to Reason)
      Is the New Testament Reliable?  (Shane Rosenthal, Executive Producer of the White Horse Inn)
      (Manuscripts)
      Codex Sinaiticus
      Codex Vaticanus
      Codex Alexandrinus
      Images of Many Older Bibles  (Bibles-Online.net)
      How Papyrus is Made (Video)
      (External Evidence)
      Tacitus on the Burning of Rome
      Tacitus on Nero's Persecution of the Christians
      Pliny the Younger's "What to do with the Christians?"
      Written Sources for Christianity Outside the Bible (a general summary of the external evidence)
      Dead Sea Scrolls
      Dead Sea Scrolls Online
      Archaeology
      Top Ten Biblical Archaeological Finds
      Archaeology and the Bible
      Tolerance (as discussed in the Bible Study Bible on Trial)
      The Intolerance of Tolerance (Greg Koukl, Stand to Reason)

      What about the Bible?  by Dr. Barry
      Of the Holy Scriptures  (Brief Statement 1932)
      The Inspiration of Scripture  (CTCR)

Bioethics (Stem Cell Research, Cloning, etc.) 
     (also included here – contraception, reproductive
                    technologies, and more)
     What Child is This? Marriage, Family and Cloning 
                         by CTCR 
     Guidance on Contraceptive Methods (LCMS)
     In Vitro Fertilization: Moral or Immoral  (Dr. Eyer)
     The Stem Cell Argument is Over  (CLR)
     Stem Cell Types  (CLR)
     www.lutheransforlife.org
     www.christianliferesources.com

Closed Communion 
     What about Fellowship in the Lord’s Supper?
                by Dr. Barry
     The Lutheran Understanding of Church Fellowship
                by CTCR
     Admission to the Lord’s Supper   (CTCR)

Contraception  (see Bioethics)

Creation and Evolution
     What about Creation and Evolution?  by Dr. Barry
     Should I Believe Evolution, My Bible, or Both?
                by Rev. Christopher Truelsen (Higher Things)
     Is God an Evolutionist? by David N. Menton
     Creation in Biblical Perspective  (CTCR)
     www.answersingenesis.org  (Non-LCMS)

Cults (Various)
      Religious Movements and Organizations – a list of
                 resources by LCMS Commission on Theology

End of Life  (see also Euthanasia)
     The Basics on Advance Directives  (LFL)
         (Please note:  the article above gives resources for
          preparing your own advanced directive.  Please
          talk to your family and your pastor before making
          decisions in this matter.)
     Living Wills vs. Medical Directive Statements  (CLR)
     Medical Directive Statements  (that we recommend)

End Times (Eschatology)
     What about the New Millenium?  by Dr. Barry
     The End Times: A Study…    (CTCR)
     Lutheran Response to the “Left Behind” Series
                by CTCR
     The End Times in Revelation  (Issues, etc.)

Euthanasia
     Euthanasia: Biblical Insights  (LCMS Life Library)
     A Primer on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide (CLR)
     Historical Look at Euthanasia (CLR)
     www.christianliferesources.com

Evolution  (see Creation & Evolution)

Homosexuality
     What about Homosexuality?  by Dr. Barry
     Legislation Regarding Same-Sex Civil Unions (CTCR)
     Gay Marriage and the Christian Response (CLR)
    Gay Marriage Commentary  (CLR)
     Bible Passages Relating to Homosexuality  (CLR)
     Homosexuality: Sin or Orientation?  (CLR)

Islam
     Islam – a short summary document from LCMS

Jehovah’s Witnesses
      Jehovah’s Witnesses – a short summary from LCMS

Lord’s Supper   (see also Closed Communion)
     What about The Sacrament of the Altar?  by Dr. Barry
     Theology and Practice of the Lord’s Supper (CTCR)
     It’s Not Ours But the Lord’s Supper!  (Rev. Masaki)

Marriage
     What is Marriage?  (Dr. Eyer)
     What about Living Together Before Marriage? 
                 by Dr. Barry
     Divorce and Remarriage  (CTCR) 
     Human Sexuality: A Theological Perspective (CTCR)
     Premarital Relationships  (CLR)

Ministry, Office of the
     What about Pastors?  by Dr. Barry
     The Ministry: Offices, Procedures, and Nomenclature
                     by CTCR

Mormons
     Mormonism – a short summary from LCMS

 

Website Resources

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod – On the LCMS’s website you will find directories of LCMS congregations and church workers, news from the President of Synod, links to many LCMS ministries, and more. 

ESV Bible Online – Browse the Bible, search for words or passages, and even compare translations.  The English Standard Version (ESV) is the translation used currently by the LCMS.  For a wider variety of translations, try www.biblegateway.com

Book of Concord Online – The Book of Concord was published in 1580 and contains the Lutheran Confessions, which are ten statements of faith that Lutherans use as official explanations and summaries of what we believe, teach, and confess.  This is an excellent resource for study in the official documents of Lutheranism.

Issues, etc. – An unbelievable resource!!  Listen online, search the archives, and find programs on the most relevant issues of the day (all from a Confessional Lutheran perspective)

Lutherans for Life – Find resources, read articles, and stay up-to-date on all issues related to protecting the sanctity of human life.  There are many ways to learn on this site.

Christian Life Resources – This is the pro-life group of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS).  Their website has a host of resources on life topics.  We especially point to their resource page.

Project Wittenberg – This site is home to works by and about Martin Luther and other Lutherans. Here you will find all manner of texts from short quotations to commentaries, hymns to statements of faith, theological treatises to biographies, and links to other places where words and images from the history of Lutheranism live.

Kretzmann’s Popular Commentary on the Bible – This is a four-volume commentary on the Scriptures, a favorite among confessional Lutherans, all online for your study and learning.

Sermons of Martin Luther – This site contains some selected sermons of Martin Luther.  This is a great place to read firsthand some of Luther’s own preaching of the Gospel.

Christian Cyclopedia – A Christian encyclopedia published by CPH covering a wide range of topics.  An excellent resource for quick, easy-to-use information.