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WHAT WE BELIEVE
Grace Alone:
Because, as the Bible says, all have sinned (disobeyed and rebelled against God) and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), there is nothing that you and I can do to save ourselves. But the good news is that Christ paid the full penalty for our sins through His death on the cross. As Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." God acts alone, without our actions or decisions to make us worthy of Christ’s merit.
Faith Alone:
Faith alone justifies. Only through faith in Christ are sinners declared forgiven and perfectly right with God , that is, justified. This declaration is whole and complete, totally independent anything that we do. In short, because of God's act on the cross received through faith, we sinners are declared to be perfect saints in God's sight. God's gift of faith is evidence that we have been saved by His grace.
The essence of what we believe about God can be summarized by the ancient statements of faith as detailed in the the Apostle’s Creed, The Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed (to read, open page under titled Creeds).
Scripture Alone:
How do we know these things? God has given us His Holy word, which is the basis and norm of the Christian faith. We accept the Holy Scriptures found in the Bible as God’s inspired and inerrant Word.
It was directly as a result of his commitment to Scripture that Luther came to rediscover justification by grace alone through faith alone. Unlike his opponents in the Roman Catholic Church, Luther rejected the notion that an infallible magisterium (teaching authority established by church leaders) is necessary for the right interpretation of the Bible.
Missouri Synod Lutherans believe that Scripture alone -- stands as the final standard of what the Gospel is.
Because, as the Bible says, all have sinned (disobeyed and rebelled against God) and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), there is nothing that you and I can do to save ourselves. But the good news is that Christ paid the full penalty for our sins through His death on the cross. As Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." God acts alone, without our actions or decisions to make us worthy of Christ’s merit.
Faith Alone:
Faith alone justifies. Only through faith in Christ are sinners declared forgiven and perfectly right with God , that is, justified. This declaration is whole and complete, totally independent anything that we do. In short, because of God's act on the cross received through faith, we sinners are declared to be perfect saints in God's sight. God's gift of faith is evidence that we have been saved by His grace.
The essence of what we believe about God can be summarized by the ancient statements of faith as detailed in the the Apostle’s Creed, The Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed (to read, open page under titled Creeds).
Scripture Alone:
How do we know these things? God has given us His Holy word, which is the basis and norm of the Christian faith. We accept the Holy Scriptures found in the Bible as God’s inspired and inerrant Word.
It was directly as a result of his commitment to Scripture that Luther came to rediscover justification by grace alone through faith alone. Unlike his opponents in the Roman Catholic Church, Luther rejected the notion that an infallible magisterium (teaching authority established by church leaders) is necessary for the right interpretation of the Bible.
Missouri Synod Lutherans believe that Scripture alone -- stands as the final standard of what the Gospel is.
