The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Commission on Theology and Church Relations has produced reports and opinions to address issues regarding marriage and sexuality from a Lutheran perspective.
The CTCR documents focus on Scriptural perspectives that explain God’s design for human sexuality and marriage between one man and one woman. Topics also include divorce, remarriage, and gender identity.
CTCR Reports
CTCR Reports — Marriage & Sexuality
View in Document Library 1981 — Human Sexuality: A Theological Perspective
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April 25 2024 1987 — Divorce and Remarriage
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April 25 2024 1996 — Christians and Procreative Choice: How Do God’s Chosen Choose?
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April 25 2024 2005 — Christian Faith and Human Beginnings: Christian Care and Pre-Implantation Human Life
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April 25 2024 2009 — The Creator’s Tapestry
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June 7 2024 2012 — Response to Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust
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April 25 2024 2014 — Gender Identity Disorder or Gender Dysphoria in Christian Perspective
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April 25 2024 2021 — Marriage Between Church and State: A Report on Clergy Serving as “Agents of the State”
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April 25 2024 2022 — A Chaste And Decent Life: An Update To Human Sexuality (1981)
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April 25 2024CTCR Opinions
CTCR Opinions — Marriage & Sexuality
View in Document Library 2003 — Malicious Desertion
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May 17 2024 2006 - Placing Adopted Children into Homosexual Contexts
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June 7 2024 2006 — Legislation Regarding Same-Sex Civil Unions
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