Doctrinal Statement
Since Mission Lutheran School is an extension of the ministry of Mission and Faith Lutheran
Churches, the doctrinal statement for the churches and the school are the same.
Lutherans believe:
† That there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
God is the Creator of the universe with all of its grandeur and beauty, and He sustains it with
His almighty power. He also created our first parents, Adam and Eve, in His own image,
that they might live in fellowship with Him and be His instruments. Matt 3:17; Gen 1:1; PS
33:6.9; Heb 11:3.
† That Adam and Eve, whom God created, doubted and rebelled against Him. They sinned and
their natures became evil. Now every human being is born with sin, a self-centered nature
and a tendency for evil that violates God’s will and desire. Attempts to change human
nature or to please God with our own good are doomed to failure. People need forgiveness
and new life, and God provides it through grace. Psalm 14:3; Eccl 7:20; 1 John 1:8.
† That God out of pure love gives people forgiveness of sins and thus reconciles them to
Himself. He does this even though He is a just God who punishes sin because His own
Son, Jesus Christ, took punishment for all sin for all people upon Himself when He died on
the cross of Calvary. God raised Him from the dead on Easter and thus demonstrated to the
world that the sacrifice of Jesus has been accepted thus paying for all human sin. Jesus has
ascended to the right hand of the Father and will return again in power and glory. John 3:16;
Rom 10:4; Col 1:13-14; John 1:9.
† That people receive forgiveness of sins and salvation through faith. Faith is the hand
which accepts God’s free gift. Faith is created by the Holy Spirit through the means of the
Gospel message, which tells of God’s love demonstrated in Jesus Christ. Baptism is
the means by which a child is given a new life and received into God’s kingdom. 1 Cor 2:14;
1 Cor 6:11; Eph 2:8-9; 1 Cor 12:3.
† That the Bible is the source of knowledge about God and His forgiveness and is also the way
in which He speaks to us today. The Bible was written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit
and is without error. 2Peter 1:21; 2 Tim 3:16-17.
† That the church is the fellowship of all those who have come to faith in Jesus Christ as their
Savior and Lord. The Lutheran Church gets it name from Martin Luther who “reformed” the
church with basic principles of faith alone, grace alone, and Scripture alone. The purpose of
the church is to nurture faith through the Word and Sacraments and to share the love of God
through Word and deed with the whole world in order to make other people disciples of Jesus
Christ. We believe we are empowered to carry out God’s will through the indwelling and
gifts of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:42; 1 Cor 1:10; John 14:26.
† That God has given two Sacraments to build His church: Baptism, to create faith; and Holy
Communion (also called the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist), to nurture faith. In Holy
Communion, Jesus Christ gives the communicant His body and blood, “in, with, and under” the bread
and wine. Matt 28:19-20; Acts 2:38-39; 1 Cor 11:23-24.
† That the fellowship which God establishes with His believers on earth will continue after this
life as believers live with Him in heaven for all eternity. 1 Cor 15:42-43; Phil 3:21;
Heb 9:27-28.
