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Our Beliefs |
Learn More about our beliefs as a
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Our Beliefs
The Our Savior Lutheran Church of Orlando is a
congregation of the The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
With the universal Christian Church, The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) teaches and responds to the love of the Triune
God: the Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus Christ, the Son, who
became human to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings and to
rise to life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan; and the
Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God's Word and Sacraments. The
three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.
Being "Lutheran," our congregations accept and
teach Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the
reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century. The teaching of
Luther and the reformers can be summarized in three short phrases: Grace
alone, Scripture alone, Faith alone.
- Grace alone
- God loves the people of the world, even though
they are sinful, rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. He
sent Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly.
- Faith alone
- By His suffering and death as the substitute
for all people of all time, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and
eternal life for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it
have the eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and
gives people forgiveness through Him.
- Scripture alone
- The Bible is God's inerrant and infallible
Word, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus
Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for Christian doctrine.
The word "Synod" in The Lutheran Church--Missouri
Synod comes from the Greek words that mean "walking together." It has
rich meaning in our church body, because the congregations voluntarily
choose to belong to the Synod. Diverse in their service, these
congregations hold to a shared confession of Jesus Christ as taught in
Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.
The congregations of the Synod are "confessional."
They hold to the Lutheran Confessions as the correct interpretation and
presentation of Biblical doctrine. Contained in The Book of Concord:
The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, these statements
of belief were put into writing by church leaders during the 16th
century.
**This webpage along
with, all Lutheran related descriptions, religious texts, references and
links have been referenced and reprinted in accordance to the public
domain license issued by the The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
For more information please visit the official Missouri Synod website
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