1) The Spirituality of the Cross by Gene Edward Veith 2) The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church by George Henry Gerberding 3) The Saving Truth: Doctrine for Laypeople by Kurt Marquart 4) Grace Upon Grace by John Kleinig 5) For God so Loved the World by Lyle Lang

I wish I'd come to Lutheranism earlier in life. I am 62, and an ardent student of the reformation... and it's effect on Christianity. My wife and I begin our catechism next week, we are looking forward to a deep study with our beloved pastor. After a lifetime of frustrating experiences in the realm of "sanctification teachings", I feel totally liberated.

Hi Pastor Cooper. I am new to Lutheranism so I am thankful that you give these video lectures. Please continue your good work.

I would be interested in the academic as well, Jordan, so feel free to name the books in that vein as well!

The Spirituality of the Cross is one of my favorite books. Although I was raised in the Lutheran Church, I spent most of my adult life in another denomination. This book helped to guide me home.

The Spirituality of the Cross changed my thinking entirely. I loved the book. I too had a Calvanist background.

The Spirituality of the Cross is my favorite!

In the process of leaving the Reformed tradition for Lutheran. This was very helpful.

This is a good video. Thanks. I now have read some of the books recommended here. Make more videos like this.

glad to see the "Spirituality of the Cross" listed first...a pastor friend recommend it months ago. Blown away!!

Great recommendations - thank you.

Really appreciated this !

_Grace upon Grace_ seems to be right up my alley. Thx for the recommendation.

This is very helpfull for all lutheran church of the world to knowing their tradition and doctrin even in liberal era.

Thanks Jordan!

My mom was a teacher in the WELS school system. She gave me a copy of Lyle Lange's book and it's been sitting on my shelf for about 10 years. I need to actually read it.

My pastor's favorite teacher in seminary was Professor Marquardt

I have the second book published by Pastor Cooper and it is a book I would recommend also.

Thanks Pastor Cooper for this list, I would add "The Christian Faith: A Lutheran Exposition" by LCMS author Robert Kolb

When I was a teenager in the 70s I checked out many heavy volume of Lutheran's Works. I loved them. It would be nice to have a whole set economy and paper back.

Crazy to see how different this is from the newer videos

Thanks for your recommendations. I would of taken a more old School path and gone right to the Book of Concord the Tappert translation is my favorite. If you think that is to long. Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation. i am ELS but the 1991 edition published by Concordia(LCMS) is my preference. Robert Hoerber book How to Read and Understand the Bible was very helpful to me and Commentary on Romans by Martin Luther is a must read. The Proper Destination Between Law and Gospel would by Wather (that might be misspelled) was a very helpful book as well. I know there Old but their reliable, and helpful.

“The Bondage of the Will” deserves to be on this list. It shows very clearly why Luther found his former religion unconvincing, and what and why he believed instead. Everyone who wants to argue about what Luther believed, and why, ought to read it. Then there might be less misunderstanding of what and why he believed. Martin Hengel’s “Crucifixion” is another book very well worth reading. Anyone who reads it will find out, in great detail, just why the Christian preaching of Christ Crucified was so offensive in the Apostolic Age - and why it always is, and must be. Joachim Jeremias’ “The Eucharistic Words of Jesus” is another must-read. And Gustav Aulen’s “Christus Victor”.

My favorite book of Luther was “The Bondage of the Will”. I read and reread it several times and his arguments against Erasmus revealed to me that Luther and Calvin had more in common than most Lutherans and Calvinists realize.

I'm not even a Lutheran (smile) but I like confessional Lutheranism so I use several books published by CPH. I'm a KJV lover, not KJV-only, but I use The Lutheran Study Bible ESV compact with the matching compact Book of Concord, the blue 1963 small Catechism with explanation and the compact Treasury of Daily Prayer which again uses the ESV translation. I carry them in my bag with my KJV Thompson Chain Reference Bible. I have many other books published by CPH including Mueller's Christian Dogmatics and Koehler's A Summary of Christian Doctrine and Small Catechism with Explanation. The ESv translation of the Apocrypha is there, also. Someday I'll buy Pieper's Systematic Theology. You mentioned some books I don't have, so thanks for the video.

I'm really struggling to remain protestant at this point. It'd be helpful if you could do a video on Eastern Orthodoxy, they seem to have it right in my mind.

A summary of Christian Doctrine by Edward W. A. Koehler. It's like a condensed version of Pieper's Dogmatics with less Hebrew, Greek, & German words for us who can't read those languages. And anything by P.E. Kretzmann, especially his 4 volume Popular Commentary of the Bible.

Jordan, could you please do a video on how to go about starting a publishing company?

The Saving Truth is, in my opinion, hands down the best book for lay Lutherans to read.

What about the Catechisms of Luther?

I don’t see any link to get that way of salvation book!

What are some of the other books you would recommend??

Hi Jordan, could you recommend any books on Lutheran ecclesiology? Thanks

Hello, have you read a set of Bible Commentary set through ?

Just ordered the Spirituality of the cross

Could you also put the books in the description? Thanks!

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For a basic systematic theology, what are your thoughts on J.T. Mueller's Christian Dogmatics?

I'm curious as to what other books you would recommend as a refutation of the mass? Many Thanks

who would you say are the biggest Lutheran scholars in print for doctrine, commentaries, and apologetics in the 20th century?

IM new to Protestant Tradition

I looked up For God So Loved the World on Amazon. Stop cost was $7100.00. Lol

I am interested in,Pardon ,Promise and Power………..:::::::::::::::

Lutherans: Sola Scriptura Also Lutherans: here’s Luther’s 54 volumes of complete works

Every body can read and recite all the Bible chapter and verse and that is a point. But it is not the full meaning of salvation. You have to live what and how the Bible says. So obedience is the key. If people keep arguing with each other who is better than the other, then they are not following the true gospel of Jesus Christ... ❤️❤️❤️

Luthers small catechism

What about The bondage of the will ? Even Reformed folks like that one Blessings

How is the Book of Concord not on the list?

"Bondage of the will" and "commentary on the galatians"

One book to every Lutheran and every one seeking God should read. It is called the Bible, the holy scriptures, the inerrant word of God. After you've mastered that one as far as you can take it in a good commentary would help you deepen your understanding, just remember is the word of God the only place you can hear from God the only true word that you can trust.

You need one more subsciber!! Hahha

Nothing on flat earthers?:)

Two branches of the Reformation? What about Protestants who are neither Lutheran nor Calvinist?

Five Catholic books every believer should read (no particular order): 1. Autobiography of a Soul by St. Theresa of Lisieux 2. Rome, Sweet Home by Scott Hahn 3. Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis deSales 4. The Facts About Luther by Patrick O'Hare 5. The Glories of Mary by St. Alphonsus Liguori

I've never heard of any of these books before. But, I know that Dietrich Bonhoeffer's THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP is an internationally-know spiritual classic which tells you more about the ethos (or at least, the desired ethos) of Lutheran theology and life. Yet, you omitted it from your list?!?!?!?

No Bonhoeffer?

I like the geology of the cross I would like more I just don't like the dresses that you wear as as clergy and infant baptism makes no sense to me at all

Of course all these books are only to aid in understanding the only book we need: the Bible.

Just read the the Bible. No other books necessary.

Got the book from a Pastor? And then you said she. O dear. Not a disciple of Jesus then.

I would much rather hear 5 truths from Jesus than your opinion.. just saying. I thought Gods name was I AM

2 Thessalonians 2:15 disproves sola scriptura. Matthew 25:31-46 and James 2:26 disprove sola fide. Lutheranism is wrong. Lutheranism is heresy. Only the Catholic Church is the True Church.

Here's 5 his Christians should read...& they,re inspired...Acts Romans Galatians Ephesians...& Colossians....

Thanks for your recommendations. I would of taken a more old School path and gone right to the Book of Concord the Tappert translation is my favorite. If you think that is to long. Luther's Small Catechism with Explanation. i am ELS but the 1991 edition published by Concordia(LCMS) is my preference. Robert Hoerber book How to Read and Understand the Bible was very helpful to me and Commentary on Romans by Martin Luther is a must read. The Proper Destination Between Law and Gospel would by Wather (that might be misspelled) was a very helpful book as well. I know there Old but their reliable, and helpful.