We Believe
Since the time of the Reformation in the 1500s, Lutherans have used the phrase,
"We believe, teach, and confess..." to explain our faith. Similarly, "We
reject and condemn..." those ideas and teachings which are contrary to the Bible and, therefore,
contrary to our faith.
So, what do we Lutherans believe, teach, and confess?
Confession of Faith -
St. Luke Lutheran Church
This congregation accepts and acknowledges all the canonical books of the
Old and New Testament as the inspired and revealed Word of God and acknowledges
and accepts all the confessional writings of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church, contained in the Book of Concord of the year 1580, as true and correct
presentation or exposition of the doctrines of the Bible. These confessional
writings are:
- The three Ecumenical Creeds (Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian)
- The Unaltered Augsburg Confession
- The Apology of the Augsburg Confession
- The Smalcald Articles
- Luther's Large Catechism
- Luther's Small Catechism
- The Formula of Concord
By the confessional norm shall all doctrines and practices in this congregation
be judged.
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
St. Luke Lutheran Church is a member congregation in the
California-Nevada-Hawaii (CNH) District of the
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS).
You
can learn more about the Lutheran faith from the
Belief and Practice
section of the LCMS web site.