A few facts about the Lutheran Church:-

• it is the oldest Protestant Church, dating back to Martin Luther and the Reformation
• it is the largest Protestant denomination in the world, having more than 60million members
• in Australia and New Zealand, almost 255,000 people call themselves Lutheran

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What is the Lutheran Church?

Lutherans believe:-

1. Lutherans believe in one true God.
   Lutherans share the belief of all other Christians that the one true God has made himself known as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

2. Lutherans believe that God loves all people.
   Lutherans believe that God loves every human being, even though none of us deserve his love.

3. Lutherans believe in Jesus Christ.
   Jesus Christ is God's Son. Because he loves the world, God sent his Son Jesus to make things right between God and us. Jesus took the blame for the sins of all people. Jesus died for everybody. Jesus took the blame for the sins of all people and gave up His innocent life to pay for our sins. Jesus died for everybody. Jesus also broke the power of death by becoming alive again.

4. Lutherans believe God's forgiveness is a free gift.
   Because of Jesus, God has forgiven all sins of all people. God offers his forgiveness to everyone as a free gift. We don't have to earn God's forgiveness or pay for it. It is ours when we believe in Jesus as our Saviour. God offers us his forgiveness in the good news about Jesus, and in baptism and Holy Communion.

5. Lutherans believe what the Bible says.
   The Bible is the word of God. So Lutherans accept the Bible as the authority that decides what they are to believe and how they should live. Lutherans believe that the good news about Jesus is the key to the whole Bible.

   
   

This is the emblem adopted by Martin Luther as a symbol of his life and faith as a Christian.