The two largest Lutheran church groups in the United States are the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS). Each of these groups publishes a Lutheran Study Bible through their respective publishing arms, Augsburg Fortress for the ELCA and Concordia for the LCMS.
The ELCA Lutheran Study Bible uses the National Council of Churches' New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) translation, and the LCMS uses Crossway Bibles' English Standard Version (ESV) translation. Both of these translations are derived from the National Council of Churches' Revised Standard Version (RSV) translation, as updated in 1971.
The ESV is somewhat more conservative than the NRSV, and was adopted by the LCMS as the official Bible text for the Lutheran Service Book, the most recent hymnal and liturgy for the LCMS and the Lutheran Church - Canada (LCC). The equivalent book for the ELCA and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) is Evangelical Lutheran Worship.
Yes. Yes they do.
In fact, Lutheranism was founded on the belief of Sola Scriptura, which means they get EVERYTHING from The Bible, and only the Bible, and do not have a specific hierarchical clergy to interpret the Bible like Catholicism and Orthodoxy do.
Yes. Their founder helped to translate it into German.
The Lutherans do not have a separate bible. They study and follow the bible that most Christians follow. There are 46 books in the Old and New Testament.
Catholics believe the pope is the vicar of Christ on earth, Lutherans do not. Catholics believe they are saved by faith and good works. Lutherans believe they are saved by faith alone. Catholics believe in Purgatory, Lutherans do not.
yes! of course lutherans are christians!
Um so other people who speak other languages could read it. That one's kind of a no brainer
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans was created in 2002.
Baptist , Lutherans , Jehovah Witnesses , Pentecostals ... theirs more i just cant think of there names ...
Of course Lutherans believe in God! Lutherans believe in the one true God - The Triune God , Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
they were called protestants because they protested
The 2004 estimated number of Lutherans in America is around 13.5 million (http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html). Worldwide there are an estimated 70 million Lutherans.
Lutherans rejected traditional sources of religious authority, such as church councils and the pope. They believed that the Bible was the only true source of religious guidance. See the related link. The Bible was the only way to learn how to lead a good life and gain faith in God.
Lutherans do baptize babies, and most believe it should be done. They baptize adults as well.