Lutheran High School Jacksonville, FL

WHAT WE BELIEVE

What We Believe

With the universal Christian Church, we as Lutherans believe in the Triune God:

1. The Father, creator of all that exists.

2. Jesus Christ, the Son who became human to suffer and die for the sins of human beings and to rise to life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan.

3. The Holy Spirit who creates faith through God's Word and Sacraments.

Lutheran Beliefs and Teachings

"Grace alone. Faith alone. Scripture alone."

Grace alone: God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful. As the Bible says, “God desires all people to be saved.” For this reason, God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world so that all of mankind might be saved from their sins. It is only by God’s grace that a person is saved from their sins.

Faith alone: “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2: 8).” Jesus was crucified, died and was buried. He rose from the dead and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have the eternal life it offers.

Scripture alone: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17).” The Bible is God's inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of Salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for Christian believers.

What It Means To Be Lutheran

Without reservation, we accept the Bible (Old and New Testament Scriptures) as the written Word of God and the only rule of faith and practice. The Gospel, the heart and core of our beliefs and teachings, is the good news of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection to atone for the sins of the world. We believe that sinners are made right by God by grace alone (sola gratia), through faith alone (sola fide), on the basis of Scripture alone (sola sciptura). The Lutheran church derives its name from Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk. Luther is responsible for initiating the Reformation by posting The 95 Theses at Wittenburg's Castle Church in 1517.