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We believe
the entire Bible, which points to Jesus as
the Savior, is the inspired and errorless
Word of God. It is God's message of love
and hope for all people.
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There is only
one true God, who exists in three persons:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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God is the
creator of everything that exists.
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Adam and Eve,
our first parents, were originally created
by God pure and holy. They lived according
to God's will, doing what was pleasing to
Him.
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Adam and Eve,
the man and woman God created in the
beginning, went against God's will and
brought sin into the world. Since that
time, all people have been conceived and
born in sin.
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Sin is living
out of relationship with God, not living
according to God's will, and thus
transgressing His holy will in thought, word
and deed.
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People cannot
save themselves by their good works or
restore themselves to a right relationship
with God.
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God sent His
Son, Jesus, into the world. He is both true
God and true man. He lived to fulfill God's
law for us, died on the cross to pay the
penalty our sins deserved, and rose from the
dead so that we might have eternal life. He
ascended into heaven, where He now sits at
the right hand of The Father to intercede
for us.
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Because of
Jesus' death on the cross, God declares a
person just or righteous and forgiven. This
happens not because of human effort, but
because the justification won by Jesus is
applied to the one who believes in Jesus as
Savior.
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Faith in
Jesus is a gift of God, given by the power
of the Holy Spirit; thus all the glory
belongs to God.
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The means of
grace are the Word, Holy Baptism and Holy
Communion. By these means, the merits of
Jesus' perfect life and atoning death are
personally conveyed to all who believe in
Jesus as their Savior.
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Jesus will
come again to take all believers to
Himself. On the final day, all the dead
will be raised. Those who are still alive
will be bodily transformed. After this, the
final judgment will take place. Unbelievers
will go into eternal damnation, and
believers into eternal life.
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The true
Christian church is made up of all believers
of all times who believe in the Triune God
and in Jesus Christ as their only Savior.
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God wants
Christians to join with other believers in
churches which correctly teach God's Word
and administer Holy Baptism and Holy
Communion according to the teachings of
Scripture.
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Christians
are called to tell others that the only way
of salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ,
and to show their faith by their deeds of
love toward others.
