How Can You Find Peace With God? The most important thing to grasp is that no one is made right with God by the good things he or she might do. Justification is by faith only, and that faith resting on what Jesus Christ did. It is by believing and trusting in His one-time substitutionary death for your sins. Read your Bible steadily. God works His power in human beings through His Word. Where the Word is, God the Holy Spirit is always present. Suggested Reading: New Testament Conversions by Pastor George Gerberding Benediction Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (Jude 1:24-25) Basic Biblical Christianity | Books to Download The Small Catechism of Martin Luther The essentials of faith have remained the same for 2000 years. They are summarized in (1) The Ten Commandments, (2) The Lord’s Prayer, and (3) The Apostles’ Creed. Familiarity with each offers great protection against fads and falsehoods. The Way Made Plain by Simon Peter Long A series of lectures by the beloved Twentieth Century American pastor on the basis of faith. Bible Teachings by Joseph Stump A primer on the faith intended for new believers. Rich in Scripture. Christian basics explained from Scripture in clear and jargon-free language. Many excellent Bible studies can be made from this book. Full catalog available at LutheranLibrary.org. Many paperback editions at Amazon. Essential Theology | Books to Download The Augsburg Confession: An Introduction To Its Study And An Exposition Of Its Contents by Matthias Loy “Sincere believers of the truth revealed in Christ for man’s salvation have no reason to be ashamed of Luther, whom God sent to bring again to His people the precious truth in Jesus and whose heroic contention for the faith once delivered o the saints led to the establishment of the Church of the Augsburg Confession, now generally called the Evangelical Lutheran Church.” The Doctrine of Justification by Matthias Loy “Human reason and inclination are always in their natural state averse to the doctrine of Justification by faith. Hence it is no wonder that earth and hell combine in persistent efforts to banish it from the Church and from the world.” The Confessional Principle by Theodore Schmauk Theodore Schmauk’s exploration and defense of the Christian faith consists of five parts: Historical Introduction; Part 1: Are Confessions Necessary?; Part 2: Confessions in the Church; Part 3: Lutheran Confessions; and Part 4: The Church in America. Summary of the Christian Faith by Henry Eyster Jacobs A Summary of the Christian Faith has been appreciated by Christians since its original publication for its easy to use question and answer format, its clear organization, and its coverage of all the essentials of the Christian faith. Two essays on election and predestination are included, including Luther’s “Speculations Concerning Predestination”. Full catalog available at LutheranLibrary.org. Many paperback editions at Amazon. Devotional Classics | Books to Download Sermons on the Gospels by Matthias Loy. and Sermons on the Epistles by Matthias Loy_ “When you feel your burden of sin weighing heavily upon you, only go to Him… Only those who will not acknowledge their sin and feel no need of a Savior — only these are rejected. And these are not rejected because the Lord has no pity on them and no desire to deliver them from their wretchedness, but only because they will not come to Him that they might have life. They reject Him, and therefore stand rejected. But those who come to Him, poor and needy and helpless, but trusting in His mercy, He will receive, to comfort and to save.” The Great Gospel by Simon Peter Long and The Eternal Epistle by Simon Peter Long “I want you to understand that I have never preached opinions from this pulpit; it is not a question of opinion; I have absolutely no right to stand here and give you my opinion, for it is not worth any more than yours; we do not come to church to get opinions; I claim that I can back up every sermon I have preached, with the Word of God, and it is not my opinion nor yours, it is the eternal Word of God, and you will find it so on the Judgment day. I have nothing to take back, and I never will; God does not want me to.” True Christianity by John Arndt The Sermons of Theophilus Stork: A Devotional Treasure “There are many of us who believe; we are convinced; but our souls do not take fire at contact with the truth. Happy he who not only believes, but believes with fire… This energy of belief, this ardor of conviction, made the commonplaces of the Gospel, the old, old story, seem in his [Stork’s] utterance something fresh and irresistibly attractive. Men listened to old truths from his lips as though they were a new revelation. They were new, for they came out of a heart that new coined them and stamped its own impress of vitality upon them as they passed through its experience…” – From the Introduction Full catalog available at LutheranLibrary.org. Many paperback editions at Amazon.