Overview
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.
Being "Lutheran,"
our congregation accepts and teaches Bible-based teachings of
Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian
Church in the 16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers
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.
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 it offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people
forgiveness through Him.
Scripture alone
The
Bible is God's inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals
His Law and His
Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and
norm for Christian doctrine.
Who is Jesus?
For more than 2,000 years people have asked the question, "Who
is Jesus?". We were not present when Jesus lived on this earth,
but in the Bible we have the record of his birth, life, death on the
cross, and resurrection. Study of the Bible, God's Word, will
enable you to seek out the answer to this age-old question.
No one else has influenced history as He has.
Jesus is the Son
of God.
Old Testament prophets spoke of
His coming and described the eternal and life-changing impact He
would have.
Jesus is
both God and man.
He stilled the seas and walked on water. With a
touch of His hand, he cured incurable diseases. He restored life to
those who had physically died.
Jesus
personifies love.
He paid the ultimate price so that we could live
with Him forever. He sees us through the eyes of love.
He loves us in spite of
every hurtful thought, every harmful word, and every wrongful
action. These are all a result of sin, which
contaminates everything we do. It is behind every broken home, every
empty life, every infirmity, every damaged emotion, every sorrow and
grief. And as the Bible says, the end result of sin is
death. But Jesus Himself was sinless; only He could pay the
penalty for our sins.
Because of
his love,
He suffered, died, and rose again.
We are forgiven.
A ll who believe in Jesus are
guaranteed eternal life with Him in heaven.
Why did Jesus do this? Because
Jesus is love.
(Taken from http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=112)
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