1.This church confesses the Triune God, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.
2.This church confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of God for the
salvation of all who believe
- Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom
everything was made and through whose life,
death, and resurrection God fashions a new creation.
- The proclamation of God's message to us as both Law and Gospel
is the Word of God, revealing judgment and mercy through word and deed, beginning
with the Word in creation, continuing in the history of Israel, and centering in
all its fullness in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
- The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the
written Word of God. Inspired by God's Spirit speaking through their authors, they record and
announce God's revelation centering in Jesus Christ.
Through them God's Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian
faith and fellowship for service in the world.
3.This church accepts the canonical
Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and
the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life.
4.This church accepts the
Apostles',
Nicene, and
Athanasian Creeds
as true declarations of the faith of this church.
5.This church accepts the Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel,
acknowledging as one with it in faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the
teachings of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
6.This church accepts the other confessional writings in the Book of Concord, namely,
the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise, the
Small Catechism, the Large Catechism, and the Formula of Concord,
as further valid interpretations of the faith of the Church.
7.This church confesses the Gospel, recorded in the Holy Scriptures and confessed in the
ecumenical creeds and Lutheran confessional writings, as the power of God to
create and sustain the Church for God's mission in the world.
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Lutheran History
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Christianity and Lutheranism
