A CHRIST Centered.. CROSS focused... COMMUNITY of Servants

Our Confession

We accept and teach the truth God has revealed in the Bible. These Biblical truths are summarized and explained in a collection of documents that we call The Lutheran Confessions.

These teachings can be summarized in three short phrases:

  • Grace alone
  • Faith alone
  • Scripture alone

Grace alone
God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly. See Ephesians 1:3-8, Ephesians 2:4-10.

Faith alone
By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have the eternal life that he offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him. See Galatians 3:6-11; Ephesians 2:4-10.

Scripture alone
The Bible, as originally given, is God’s inspired, inerrant and infallible Word, in which God reveals the Law and the Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. The Bible is the final authority for Christian life and teaching. Thus, we are constantly reforming ourselves in view of God’s word. See Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; Proverbs 30:6; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Revelation 22:19; Luke 24:44-48.

All these Solas are aimed at keeping our hearts and minds focused on the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Being a Lutheran is truly all about Jesus.

  • The entire sinful world is loved by Jesus.
  • God saves us through the life, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
  • The Holy Spirit creates faith by showing us Jesus.
  • In baptism, we die and rise with Jesus.
  • In the Lord’s supper, we receive our inheritance with the body and blood of Jesus.
  • The pastor proclaims and distributes the merits of Jesus.
  • All our prayers go to the father through Jesus.
  • All our good works flow of hearts that trust in Jesus.
  • In the bearing of all crosses in this vale of tears, our eyes are fixed on Jesus.
  • We wait with joyous hope for the day when we will see the face of Jesus.

David Preus. Why I am a Lutheran: Jesus at the Center. Page 195