If I were to put the best construction on that statement, it would be that it was said in jest. But not only do I seriously doubt it, I am saddened that one would think to make such a jest. The teaching and doctrine that we have in our church is a treasure and something to cling to, not "let run out." We should be encouraging our folks to read and study the Concordia, not make it the butt of jokes. We should be giving it out like candy instead of eating the latest pop-evangelical junk food and suffering from theological tooth decay. Are our confessions meaty? Yes, so let's chew on them and be fed!
And I'll put my money where my mouth is and make this offer to whoever may stumble across this post - if you need a copy of the Concordia, let me know and I'll send you one . . . if you promise to read it.
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There are numerous websites that have copies of the Book of Concord to view and where one may download a specific Lutheran Confession or the complete Book of Concord text in various formats.
Here are links to a few of the sites that have the Book of Concord, Bente and Dau Edition, 1921:
The Book of Concord Web Site
St. John's Lutheran Church Web Site
Project Wittenberg Web Site
Other earlier or later translations of the Lutheran Confessions are also available:
Google Books - Book of Concord, Henkel Edition, 1851
Google Books - Book of Concord, Henkel Edition, 1854
Book of Concord, Jacobs Edition
Book of Concord, Tappert Edition, 1959 - Limited view
For links to the German and other language texts of the various confessions, go to the Concordia Web Site
For the history of the Book of Concord and its individual Lutheran Confessions, one can view or download Bente's Historical Introductions to the Lutheran Confessions.
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