Walther's Works

In the early years of the LCMS-the late 1800s-the issue of predestination was debated extensively. Still today, predestination remains a confusing and often misunderstood concept: Does God predestine some to salvation and others to damnation?C. F. W. Walther believed that the doctrine of predestination was meant to be a great comfort to the children of God. He held fast that predestination was intricately related to other doctrines such as faith, justification, conversion, and the Means of Grace, and it was key for the Christian confession of the work of Christ and the Holy Spirit on behalf of sinners.Any christian will appreciate Walther's commentary on this tricky subject, helping them answer the same question Lutheran theologians debated in the 1800s and still discuss today.Table of ContentsDogmatic History of the Teaching on the Relation of Faith to ElectionTranslated by Nathaniel JensenProceedings of the General Pastoral Conference of the Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States on the Doctrine of ElectionTranslated by Ed SuelflowThirteen Theses on ElectionAdopted 1881 by the Missouri SynodProceedings of the Second General Pastoral Conference of the Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States on the Doctrine of ElectionTranslated by Nathaniel JensenReview of Prof. Stellhorn's Tract on the Controversy Concerning PredestinationTranslated by August CrullThe Controversy Concerning PredestinationTranslated by August CrullThe Doctrine Concerning ElectionTranslated by J. HumbergerSermon on PredestinationTranslated by Henry J. Eggold