Lutherans believe and teach that human beings are saved by “faith only”. This seems like a simple enough idea, but some people seem to have a mistaken notion about what it means to be saved by “faith only”. This is perhaps because often when people think about the word “faith” they are thinking about holding Read more about Faith Only[…]
Many times you will see the core Lutheran beliefs stated in the Latin form that they were first presented (at the time, Latin was the language of scholarship, and if you were going to be taken seriously you needed to write in Latin). These Latin terms were: Sola Scriptura Sola Fide Sola Gratia and later Read more about Why we translate “sola” as “only” and not “alone”[…]
A Lutheran is a member of a movement that is trying to communicate the truth of Christianity according to its basic sources: Scripture, Faith, Grace, and Jesus Christ. Lutherans believe in “Scripture Only“. This means that we believe that only Scripture is ultimately useful in understanding who God is. We believe that theology (the task Read more about So what IS a Lutheran anyway?[…]