What We Believe

If you are not familiar with Lutheranism and you are wondering what it is all about, here is a brief explanation.

Lutherans are Christians

Lutherans, along with all Christians, believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.  We believe Jesus was fully divine and fully human.  In Jesus, God became human, bore our human condition and our sins, in order to save us from sin and death and restore us to a right relationship with God.  Jesus came to make known God’s love and grace to our broken and seeking world.  The ultimate symbol of that love is the Cross, where Jesus was crucified, and gave his life for the sake of the world.  In Christ, we enjoy grace, mercy, freedom, and new life.

Lutherans are Protestants

In fact, Lutherans were the first protestants.  It all began in 1517 when a German monk named Martin Luther posted a list of 95 points of disagreement with the Roman Catholic Church on the doors of the Cathedral Church in Wittenberg.  The main differences between Luther and the Church concerned the nature of our salvation.  Lutherans believe that we are saved by God’s grace, which we receive through faith, not by anything we do.