What we believe

The Lutheran Church is a confessing church and we believe that ...

 

God is triune, the only true God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three distinct persons in one divine being.

 

The Holy Bible is the Word of God, written by men who were moved by the Holy Spirit; therefore the Bible is without error and the source of all we believe.

 

Man was created by God in His own image and was given a rational soul. Although created holy and innocent, Adam and Eve, of their own free choice, fell into sin, thus separating themselves from God. All people being descendants of Adam and Eve, are sinful from conception. Because of sin, everyone is subject to death and eternal damnation; for God said, "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23).

 

But . . .

 

Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Son of God and the Son of Man. God the Father, purely out of love and mercy, redeemed mankind by sending his one and only son to die on the cross for the sins of the world. By His perfect life, Jesus fulfilled the Law for us. By His suffering and death He paid the price for our sins. By His resurrection He defeated death, Satan and sin forever. God has promised that everyone who believes in Jesus "will not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).

 

Faith is knowing and accepting Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and trusting Him alone for our salvation. The Holy Spirit creates this saving faith in the hearts of people through the Gospel of Jesus Christ when it is read or heard from the Bible.

 

The Sacraments are sacred acts instituted by God Himself in which there are certain visible means connected with His Word and by which He offers, gives, and seals to us the forgiveness earned for us by Christ. These sacraments are Holy Baptism and the Lord's Supper.