Beliefs | Freemount Lutheran

WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE BELIEVE?

We at Freemount believe that all humans are loved by a God who showed Himself more fully in His Son, Jesus Christ, who was both human and divine. Jesus Christ helps us to know how we have been blessed and also how we sin. We like to think we can fix things ourselves without God’s help, but only someone greater than ourselves can love us and save us. We gather to hear the Good News of Christ coming to forgive our sins and offer eternal life. We gather together to try to make sense of our faith and lives. The joy of what God has done for us creates a desire to worship, read the Bible, help others, pray, encourage others, and share offerings that can be used to continue Christ’s mission of sharing God’s love with the whole world.

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The North American Lutheran Church adopted the Common Confession in August, 2010

The Common Confession 2005

1. The Lord Jesus Christ

We are people who believe and confess our faith in the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We trust and believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.

2. The Gospel of Salvation

We believe and confess that all human beings are sinners, and that sinners are redeemed by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God alone justifies human beings by faith in Christ-a faith that God creates through the message of the Gospel. As ambassadors for Christ, God uses us to speak His Word and build His kingdom.

3. The Authority of Scripture

We believe and confess that the Bible is God's revealed Word to us, spoken in Law and Gospel. The Bible is the final authority for us in all matters of our faith and life.

4. A Common Confession of Faith

We accept and uphold that the Lutheran Confessions reliably guide us as faithful interpretations of Scripture, and that we share a unity and fellowship in faith with others among whom the Gospel of Jesus Christ is preached and the sacraments are administered in accordance with the Gospel

5. The Priesthood of All Believers

We believe and confess that the Holy Spirit makes all who believe in Jesus Christ to be priests for service to others in Jesus' name, and that God desires to make use of the spiritual gifts he has given through the priesthood of all believers.

6. Marriage and Family

We believe and confess that the marriage of male and female is an institution created and blessed by God. From marriage, God forms families to serve as the building blocks of all human civilization and community. We teach and practice that sexual activity belongs exclusively within the Biblical boundaries of a faithful marriage between one man and one woman.

7. The Mission and Ministry of the Congregation

We believe and confess that the church is the assembly of believers called and gathered by God around Word and Sacrament, and that the mission and ministry of the church is carried out within the context of individual congregations, which are able to work together locally and globally.