What are Lutherans, anyway? Are they a denomination of Christianity? Are they a tradition? Are they a movement? All of those ways of talking about Lutherans would probably be correct in one way or another, but we think that the best way to think about Lutherans is to think of them as a movement within Read more about Lutherans: Denomination, Tradition, or Movement[…]
A sacrament at its most basic level of meaning is “a sacred thing”, but when Lutherans use it, the best way to think about a sacrament is to think of it as a “means of grace”. It’s like a “grace delivery system” for God. Lutherans believe that a sacrament has to have the following: It Read more about What is a “sacrament”?[…]
Yes. Here’s why: On the one hand, we Baptize infants because we believe that God is doing all the work in Baptism – He doesn’t need our help. On the other hand, we confess that Baptism is not valid without faith. Simply pouring water over someone’s head doesn’t make them a Christian. And so you Read more about Do you Baptize infants?[…]
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?[…]