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What
We Believe
• We
believe there is only one true God, revealed in three distinct and
separate Persons. The Father created us, the Son redeemed us and
the Holy Spirit sanctifies us.
• We believe God created the world out of nothing by
His almighty Word over a period of six, natural days.
• We believe the Bible is inspired or
“God-breathed” and wholly true. It is the Book above
all books.
• We believe the two great messages found in the Bible
are the Law and Gospel. The Law shows us our sins, condemns us
and pronounces death. The Gospel shows us a Savior and gives us
new life now and eternal life in heaven.
• We believe that by a miracle of the Holy Spirit, the
eternal God received a body in the virgin Mary. The name, Jesus,
means “Savior.” Jesus came to save all people from
sin, death and eternal punishment. All who believe in Jesus alone
receive forgiveness and eternal life.
• We believe that God works through means to give His
gifts of grace to people. These means of grace are the Word
(Bible) and Sacraments (Baptism and Lord’s Supper). Through
these means God gives forgiveness of sin, new power for daily living
and the hope of eternal life.
• We believe that God comes to us to give His gifts of
grace each time we gather in His house of worship. As we come to
worship and receive from God, we then have the opportunity to give back
to God in our prayers, praises and offerings.
• We believe that there will be a Last Day when Jesus
will return to judge all men. On that day there will be only two
groups of people – those who placed their faith solely in Jesus
for salvation and eternal life and those who rejected God’s
gracious invitation to trust Jesus for salvation and eternal
life. Jesus will gather up those who believed and take them to
heaven, and unbelievers will suffer punishment for eternity.
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