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+ The law is proclaimed according to its
divine purpose—to expose sin and our unworthiness before
God; and the gospel is proclaimed according to its divine
purpose—to bring forgiveness, peace, and the confidence of
salvation to the troubled heart.
+ The heart and core of teaching is the
cardinal doctrine of justification before God through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
+ Salvation by grace through faith in Jesus
Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8) is proclaimed.
+ Sanctification is encouraged by the gospel
as a fruit of faith, not the cause of it.
+ The doctrines of Holy Scripture are
retained and maintained as set forth by God’s grace through
His servant, Martin Luther.
+ It is recognized that true unity according
to the Heavenly Father’s will is achieved only through
agreement in the doctrines of Scripture.
+ The Confessions of the Lutheran Church as
found in the Book of Concord of 1580 are subscribed to as a
true setting forth of the Word of God.
+ Our Lord is glorified by faithful
confession of His Word, not by compromise of it for personal
glory or aggrandizement.
I am a member of the Church of the Lutheran
Confession because I believe...
IF IT IS NOT SCRIPTURE, IT IS NOT LUTHERAN
—Pastor Daniel Fleischer (Reformation
2004)
Taken from
the October 2005 Lutheran Spokesman, Vol. 48 No. 4
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