- There is only one God, the God who reveals Himself in the Holy Bible. He is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
- God created the world in six days, speaking it into existence by His word
- Humans did not descend from any other creature, but from Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, originally made perfect by God
- Adam and Eve sinned when the devil tempted them, ruining God’s perfect creation, and plunging mankind into sinfulness and death
- We all inherit this sinful condition at conception; we sin every day; and therefore deserve no good thing from God
- Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, is the only Savior from sin and death
- Jesus paid for all sin by His suffering and death, and rose from the dead, conquering death for all
- We are forgiven by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, not by anything good that we feel, think, desire or do
- God brings us this forgiveness through His word, and through the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
- Heaven and eternal life await all those who believe and trust in this free and full forgiveness which came at the expense of Jesus’ perfect life
- The Holy Bible, is the inspired, inerrant, infallible word of God, and the only norm, rule, and source of faith and life
- To remain humble children of the heavenly Father through faith in Jesus
- To steadfastly abide in Jesus and His truth, revealed in the Holy Bible, and faithfully explained and confessed in the Lutheran Book of Concord
- To walk with and serve our Lord, thanking Him for His great love for us
- To proclaim His truth to everybody, especially the good news of what Jesus has done to save us
We are members of a small group of congregations known as the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS). For more information on what we believe, teach and confess see this link on the ELS webpage: http://www.evangelicallutheransynod.org/what-we-believe/we-believe-teach-and-confess/
