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disciples, if you love one another. - John
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Mission Statement
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The work of Nativity Lutheran Church, as the Body of Christ, is to be
gathered together to be sustained and nurtured in our Christian faith
through worship and study and fellowship, in order that we may reach out
to the local and wider communities through an ever-increasing sharing of
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Confession of Faith of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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This church confesses the Triune God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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This church
confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of
God for the salvation of all who believe - Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom everything was made and through whose life, death, and resurrection God fashions a new creation.
- The proclamation of God's message to us as both Law and Gospel is the Word of God, revealing judgment and mercy through word and deed, beginning with the Word in creation, continuing in the history of Israel, and centering in all its fullness in the person
and work of Jesus Christ. - The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God. Inspired by God's Spirit speaking through their authors, they record and announce God's revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them God's Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the world.
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This church accepts the canonical
Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and
the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life.
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This church accepts the
Apostles',
Nicene,
and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of the faith of this church.
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This church accepts the Unaltered
Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel, acknowledging as
one with it In faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the
teachings of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
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This church accepts the other
confessional writings in the Book of Concord, namely, the Apology of the
Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise, the Small
Catechism, the Large Catechism, and the Formula of Concord, as further
valid interpretations of the faith of the Church.
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This church confesses the Gospel,
recorded in the Holy Scriptures and confessed in the ecumenical creeds
and Lutheran confessional writings, as the power of God to create and
sustain the Church for God's mission in the world.
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