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What is Ecclesiastical Order? (What do Lutherans Believe?: Part 7)
Lutheranism desire to maintain whatever best contributes to good order, peace, and harmony in the church.
What is the purpose of the Sacraments? (What do Lutherans Believe?: Part 6)
The Bible reveals the Sacraments to be the means with which God distributes his grace and promises. God attaches his word of promise to the element of the Sacrament.
The Latin word "Sacrament" means mystery. God's gifts are given in God's mysterious ways. He offers, gives, and seals the forgiveness of sins earned by Jesus Christ.
What is Repentance? (What do Lutherans Believe?: Part 5)
Repentance, in other words, is not about paying God off or making some satisfaction for our sins. Repentance is recognizing the reality of our sin and turning to God, in faith, for his mercy.
What is Confession? (What do Lutherans Believe?: Part 4)
Confession has two parts. The first is that we confess our sins. The other is that we receive absolution, or forgiveness, from the confessor, as from God Himself, and in no way doubt but firmly believe that our sins are forgiven before God in Heaven.
What is the Lord's Supper? (What do Lutherans Believe?: Part 3)
Based on His words, we Lutherans believe, teach, and confess that, of the bread, it is what Jesus said it is, namely "This is my body." And of the wine, "This is my blood."
What is Baptism? (What do Lutherans Believe?: Part 2)
Holy Baptism works forgiveness of sins, delivers from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior.
What is the Church? (What do Lutherans Believe?: Part 1)
In the wide sense, the visible church includes all who are seen together around the sacred Word of God and the Sacraments. This, of course, includes hypocrites and evil persons who mingle with believers, including (it is sad to say) some pastors and leaders of the church organization.
In the narrow sense, the invisible church includes all who genuinely have faith in Christ, an aspect of church that cannot be seen. Fellowship around, in, and through the Word and Sacraments define unity in the faith.