{"id":11,"date":"2026-10-16T15:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kelc-staging.arnitz.org\/our-faith\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:02:55","slug":"our-faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kelc-staging.arnitz.org\/en\/our-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"The faith we confess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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God speaks in Scripture<\/h2>\n\n\n

The Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God. It is the sole source and norm of our doctrine: what we teach must be judged by it. In the Scriptures, God makes himself known as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God in three persons, and reveals his saving work in Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n

Justified for Christ\u2019s sake<\/h2>\n\n\n

Sin is more than a series of mistakes. It separates us from God, and we cannot free ourselves by good intentions or religious effort. Jesus Christ, true God and true man, bore our sin on the cross and rose bodily from the dead.<\/p>\n\n\n

God justifies us freely for Christ\u2019s sake, by grace through faith. Faith receives the forgiveness Christ has won; it does not earn it. Good works follow faith as service to our neighbours, not as payment for salvation.<\/p>\n\n\n

Forgiveness given through means of grace<\/h2>\n\n\n

Christ brings his saving gifts to us through the Gospel in Word and Sacrament. In Holy Baptism, God joins his promise to water, granting forgiveness and new life. In absolution, sinners hear Christ\u2019s forgiveness spoken to them.<\/p>\n\n\n

In the Lord\u2019s Supper, Christ gives his true body and blood with the bread and wine for the forgiveness of sins. These gifts sustain faith with a promise outside ourselves. Please speak with Pastor Jensen before receiving Holy Communion.<\/p>\n\n\n

Our Lutheran confession<\/h2>\n\n\n

We receive the Book of Concord of 1580 because it correctly presents the teaching of Scripture. It includes:<\/p>\n\n\n