ST. LOUIS—In a time when anxiety, doubt, and uncertainty weigh heavily on hearts and minds, Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison offers a clear and comforting message: True assurance is found in Christ alone.
In his newly released book with Concordia Publishing House, The Comfort of Lutheran Doctrine, Harrison applies the timeless promises of God’s Word to troubled consciences, drawing readers into the deep comfort of Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions. This collection of more than thirty essays proclaims the certainty of salvation accomplished fully by Jesus Christ and delivered personally through His Word and Sacraments.
“You should be Lutheran so you can have absolute comfort, absolute certainty, absolute guarantee of your salvation, your eternal standing before God the Father for the sake of the death of Jesus on the cross in your place,” writes Harrison. “Only Lutheran theology can fully offer this comfort.”
Readers will find comfort in more than thirty essays organized into the following six sections:
- Comforted by the Death and Resurrection of Jesus
- Comforted by Forgiveness
- Comforted by the Word
- Comfort in Certainty
- Comfort in Affliction
- Comfort in Work
Each part points to Christ’s completed work on the cross and the peace that comes from His sure promises.
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About the Author
Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison serves as president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) while also serving as assistant pastor of Village Lutheran Church in Ladue, Missouri.
