As Lutheran Christians, we believe....  

• There is One God...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior and the Gospel is the power of God for the salvation of all who believe.
• Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom everything was made.  Through his life, death, and resurrection God makes a new creation.
• The proclamation of God's message is both Law and Gospel.  It is the Word of God, revealing judgment and mercy through word and deed.  It begins with the Word in creation, continues in the history of Israel , and centers in all its fullness in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
• The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God.  They are inspired by God's Spirit speaking through their authors and they record and announce God's revelation centering in Jesus Christ.  Through them God's Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the world.
• The Scriptures are the authoritative source and norm of the church’s proclamation and faith and life.
• And we confess the Gospel, recorded in the Holy Scriptures and in the ecumenical creeds and Lutheran confessional writings, are the power of God to create and sustain the Church for God's mission in the world.

We are saved by the grace of God alone -- not by anything we do;

Our salvation is through faith alone -- we only need to believe that our sins are forgiven for Christ's sake, who died to redeem us;

The Bible is the only norm of doctrine and life -- the only true standard by which teachings and doctrines are to be judged.

Thanks be to our good and gracious God!