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The Bible is the inspired Word of God. It is His message to
all people. The entire Bible points to Jesus as the Saviour.
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There is only one true God. He has revealed Himself as
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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God is the creator of everything that exists.
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People 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, but don't get
discouraged by this. (See Point
VIII)
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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
Saviour.
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Faith in Jesus is a gift of God, given by the power of the
Holy Spirit, thus all glory belongs to God.
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The means of grace are the Word, Holy Baptism and Holy
Communion. By these means, God applies the merits of Jesus'
atoning death to all who believe in Jesus as their Saviour.
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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 Saviour.
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The true visible church is the church which correctly
preaches and teaches God's Word and administers 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 towards others.
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