Our Beliefs
The Trinity
With the universal Christian Church, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod teaches and responds to the love of the Triune God:
the Father, creator of all that exists;
Jesus Christ, the Son, who became human to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings and to rise to
life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan; and
the Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God’s Word and Sacraments.
The three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.
Christ is our Savior and Lord
We believe, teach and confess that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Lord, and that through faith in Him we
receive forgiveness of sins, eternal life and salvation. We confess that “our works cannot reconcile God or
merit forgiveness of sins and grace, but that we obtain forgiveness and grace only by faith when we believe
that we are received into favor for Christ’s sake, who alone has been ordained to be the mediator and
propitiation through whom the Father is reconciled”.
We believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven and that all who die without faith in Him are eternally
damned. We believe that those who believe in Christ will enjoy a blissful relationship with Him during the
interim between their death and His second coming, and that on the last day their bodies will be raised.
Law and Gospel
We believe that the two chief doctrines of Holy Scripture, Law and Gospel, must be constantly and diligently
proclaimed in the church of God until the end of the world, but with due distinction.
The Law, as the expression of God’s immutable will, is to be used by the church to bring men to a
knowledge of their sins as well as to provide Christians with instruction about good works.
The Gospel receives the primary emphasis in the ministry of the New Testament, for it is the message that
“God forgives them all their sins through Christ, accepts them for His sake as God’s children, and out of
pure grace, without any merit of their own, justifies and saves them.”
Holy Scripture
The Inspiration of Scripture
We believe, teach and confess that all Scripture is given by the inspiration of God the Holy Spirit and that
God is therefore the true Author of every word of Scripture. We acknowledge that there is a qualitative
difference between the inspired witness of Holy Scripture in all its parts and words and the witness of every
other form of human expression, making the Bible a unique book.
The Purpose of Scripture
We believe that all Scripture bears witness to Jesus Christ and that its primary purpose is to make men
wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. We therefore affirm that the Scriptures are rightly used
only when they are read from the perspective of justification by faith and the proper distinction between
Law and Gospel.
Since the saving work of Jesus Christ was accomplished through His personal entrance into our history
and His genuinely historical life, death and resurrection, we acknowledge that the recognition of the
soteriological purpose of Scripture in no sense permits us to call into question or deny the historicity or
factuality of matters recorded in the Bible.
The Authority of Scripture
We believe, teach and confess that because the Scriptures have God as their author, they possess both the
divine power to make men wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ (causative authority), as well as
the divine authority to serve as the church’s sole standard of doctrine and life (normative authority). We
recognize that the authority of Scripture can be accepted only through faith and not merely by rational
demonstration. As men of faith, we affirm not only that Holy Scripture is powerful and efficacious, but also
that it is “the only judge, rule, and norm according to which, as the only touchstone, all doctrines should and
must be understood, and judged as good or evil, right or wrong.”
The Infallibility of Scripture
With Luther, we confess that “God’s Word cannot err”. We therefore believe, teach and confess
that since the Holy Scriptures are the Word of God, they contain no errors or contradictions but that they
are in all their parts and words the infallible truth.
We hold that the opinion that Scripture contains errors is a violation of the sola scriptura, for it rests upon
the acceptance of some norm or criterion of truth above the Scriptures. We recognize that there are
apparent contradictions or discrepancies and problems which arise because of uncertainty over the
original text.
The Unity of Scripture
We believe, teach and confess that since the same God speaks throughout Holy Scripture, there is an
organic unity both within and between the Old and New Testaments. While acknowledging the rich variety
of language and style in Scripture and recognizing differences of emphasis in various accounts of the
same event or topic, we nevertheless affirm that the same doctrine of the Gospel, in all its articles, is
presented throughout the entire Scripture.
We reject the view that Holy Scripture, both within and between its various books and authors, presents us
with conflicting or contradictory teachings and theologies. We regard this view not only as violating the
Scripture’s own understanding of itself, but also as making it impossible for the church to have and
confess a unified theological position that is truly Biblical and evangelical.
Old Testament Prophecy
Since the New Testament is the culminating written revelation of God, we affirm that it is decisive in
determining the relation between the two Testaments and the meaning of Old Testament prophecies in
particular, for the meaning of a prophecy becomes known in full only from its fulfillment. With the Lutheran
Confessions, we recognize the presence of Messianic prophecies about Jesus Christ throughout the Old
Testament. Accordingly, we acknowledge that the Old Testament “promises that the Messiah will come
and promises forgiveness of sins, justification, and eternal life for His sake” and that the
patriarchs and their descendants comforted themselves with such Messianic promises.
Original Sin
We believe, teach and confess that God, by the almighty power of His Word, created all things. We also
believe that man, as the principal creature of God, was specially created in the image of God, that is, in a
state of righteousness, innocence and blessedness.
We affirm that Adam and Eve were real historical human beings, the first two people in the world, and that
their fall was a historical occurrence which brought sin into the world so that “since the fall of Adam all
men who are propagated according to nature are born in sin”. We confess that man’s fall
necessitated the gracious redemptive work of Jesus Christ and that fallen man’s only hope for salvation
from his sin lies in Jesus Christ, his Redeemer and Lord.
For further information about our beliefs, we invite you to visit the Lutheran Church Missouri
Synod website at Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles - The Lutheran
We are captivated by Jesus, who is the son of god the father almighty.
We believe that he rose from the dead.
We are compelled by His love and filled by his spirit!
Because of Him and all He does; these are
Our Core Values
Unconditionally welcoming everyone as Jesus did!
Read Matthew 9:9-13, Luke 9:10-11, Luke 15:1-2.
2. Creating a healing environment, as Jesus did!
Read Psalm 103:1-6, Matthew 11:28-30, Romans 8:28-39, John 5:13-16.
3. Recognizing that ALL people are made in the image of God and EACH is uniquely beautiful!
Read Genesis 1:26-27, Psalm 139:13-16, Luke 6:37-42.
4. Receiving the forgiveness offered by Jesus because we are broken.
Read Matthew 2:1-12, Acts 13:38-39, Romans 3:10-26, Romans 5:1-8.
5. Loving one another because He first loved us!
Read Matthew 22:34-40, Luke 6:27-42, John 13:34-35, 1 John 4:7-21.
6. Trusting His promises and seeking to follow Him in every aspect of our lives!
Read Proverbs 3:5-6, Luke 6:46-49, John 8:31-36.
7. Making disciples by baptizing and teaching
in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit!
Read Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:38-39, Romans 6:1-23.
8. Praying in the Spirit on ALL occasions and with ALL kinds of requests!
Read Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 7:7-12, Ephesians 6:10-18.
9. Relying on the Bible; His Word preserved for us; living, powerful and most certainly true!
Read Isaiah 55:8-11, John 1:1-18, 2 Timothy 3:10-17, 2 Peter 1:19-21.
10. Regularly participating in the Lord’s Supper by faith in His words!
Read Matthew 26:26-28, John 6:35-58, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, 1 Corinthians 11:23-29.
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