What Lutherans Believe
Sin separates mankind from God
Jesus Christ was given as a sacrifice for all
Forgiveness is received through faith
The Bible is the inspired Word of God
Baptism and Holy Communion
The fellowship of all believers
Concerning Heaven
GOD is Creator
We believe that God created the universe by His powerful Word and sustains it by His mighty power. The height of GOD's creation was man who was created in the image of God to live in harmony with Him forever. Back to Top
Sin separates mankind from God
We believe our original human parents lost the perfect image of
God when they rebelled against Him. As a result, humans by nature are enemies of
God and are separated from Him. This separation ultimately leads to death.
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Jesus Christ was given as a sacrifice for all
We believe that God out of His pure love set in place a plan to
save mankind. That plan came to fulfillment when God sent His one and only
Son, born of a human mother, but conceived by God's own Spirit. Jesus is the
perfectly obedient Son of God who lived a perfect life in our place,
suffered the punishment we deserved for our rebellion, and suffered Hell in
our place on the cross. God raised Jesus from the grave to show that His
sacrifice of love paid the price for all mankind's sin and rebellion.
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Forgiveness is received through faith
We believe that people receive the benefits of Christ's life and
sacrifice by faith in Hm. That faith is created by the Holy Spirit in
our hearts as we hear the message of Jesus (The Gospel). We also believe
that the Holy Spirit works through the promises of Baptism to create
faith in the hearts of little children.
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The Bible is the inspired Word of God
We believe the Bible is the source of knowledge
about God and HIs forgiveness. The Bible was written by inspiration
of the Holy Spirit and is true and without error.
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Baptism and Holy Communion
We believe that God has given two special gifts to humans which
bring God's Word and promises to them using familiar visible elements. These
gifts are the Lord's Supper and Holy Baptism.
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The fellowship of all believers
We believe that the church is the fellowship of all those who
have come to faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. The purpose of
the church is two-fold: to nurture faith in believers and to share the
message of Jesus Christ and His love with non-believers so they too can
become followers of Him.
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Concerning Heaven
We believe that the fellowship which God establishes with His children on
earth will continue after this life and believers will live in joy with Him
in heaven for all eternity.
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