We Believe:

• The 66 books of the Bible (Old and New Testament) are the inspired Word of God and contain no errors. 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21
• Saving faith in Jesus Christ as the only Savior of the world is a gift of God freely given.  Romans 5:15-19; Ephesians 2:8-9
• Faith in Jesus Christ is the heart and center of the Bible, the "key" to it's true meaning.  Luke 24:13-27; John 5:39; John 14:6-10; John 20:31
• God has revealed Himself to us as The Holy Trinity: one God revealed in three distinct Persons; God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.  Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 3:21-22; John 15:26
• God created the world in a literal 6-day creation. Genesis 1-2; Exodus 20:11; Exodus 31:17
• Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, born of the virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit. Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:11-12; Romans 1:3-4; Galatians 4:4; 1 Timothy 2:5
• Jesus Christ atoned for all sin through his suffering and death. 1 Corinthians 15:3; Hebrews 7:26-27; 1 John 2:2
• He was raised to life bodily on the third day. Acts 10:40-41; 1 Corinthians 15:4-8
• "Justification by grace, for Christ's sake, through faith" is the chief teaching (Acts 4:12); it distinguishes the truth of God's Word from all who teach "salvation by works" (Galatians 5:4-5); it gives great comfort to penitent sinners (Acts 16:30-34).
• Jesus gives to us His true body and true blood in the Sacrament of the Altar.  Matthew 26:26-28; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29
• God, the Holy Spirit, brings people to the saving faith through the water of Holy Baptism and the hearing of God's Word.  John 3:5-6; Acts 2:38-41; Romans 10:17; 1 Corinthians 12:3
• Good works always follow faith.  Ephesians 2:8-10; James 2:14-18
• The Holy Spirit bestows spiritual gifts according to His will and for the welfare of the church.  1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Ephesians 4:1-16
• The saved receive eternal life in heaven and those who reject Christ receive everlasting punishment in hell.  Daniel 12:2; Matthew 25:31-46; John 5:28-29; Acts 7:51
• Each Christian is called to present a Christian witness to the world in words and actions. Matthew 5:13-16; Acts 1:8; 1 Peter 2:9-10; 1 Peter 3:15
• We believe, teach and confess the Lutheran Confessions contained in the Book of Concord of 1580, because they are in full agreement with the Holy Scriptures.