in 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.
I believe...
- ...in one God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In this Trinity there is none greater or
less than the other, but all three are coeternal together and coequal. To believe anything other than that there is one God, revealed in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) is in error.
(Matt 28:19)
(John 10:30)
(John 8:19)
(John 1:1-3)
(Eph 4:5,6)
(2 Cor 1:3)
- ...in the Lord Jesus Christ, God's only-begotten Son, His virgin birth, sinless life, sacrificial death for our sins, and His bodily resurrection.
(John 1:1-3,)
(Matt 1:18-25)
(2 Cor 5:21)
(1 Cor 15:3)
(John 20:9,19,20,26-28)
- ...in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, the one who brings life, faith, and comfort.
(John 14:26)
(1 Cor 2:7-10)
(2 Cor 4:13)
- ...that man is saved by grace alone through faith alone, and nothing of man enters into his salvation; it is a free gift. Man's efforts
regardless of how good or well intended, before or after salvation, have nothing to do with it.
(Romans 10:9,10)
(Eph 2:8-9)
(Gal 2:16)
(Romans 11:5,6)
(Col 2:13,14)
(Titus 3:4,5)
- ...that the bible, both the Old and New Testaments are inspired by God and are without
error in their original writing.
(2 Tim 3:16)
(2 Peter 1:20,21)
- ...in the bodily, personal, imminent return of the Lord, Jesus Christ
(1 Thes 4:16-18)
(Matt 25:31-46)
- ...the essential doctrines of the Christian faith, as outlined in three creeds
written by the early Church: the Nicene, the Apostles', and the Athanasian
creeds.
I believe ...
The teachings of Martin Luther,
and the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, can be stated in The Lord's Prayer,
The Ten Commandments, the three creeds
written by the early Church:
the Nicene, the Apostles', and the Athanasian
creeds and these three short phrases:
Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.
(Eph 2:8-9)
(2 Tim 3:15,16)