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We Believe, Teach and Confess
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“What About ...” Series
A series of 29 pamphlets, written by the late LCMS President Dr. A.L. Barry, that address doctrinal topics, moral issues and concerns in the church to help Christians grow in their understanding of these important questions.
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We Believe, Teach and Confess
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The Triune God serves us in the Divine Service
with His Word and sacraments
Thesis 1
We confess that worship (Gottesdienst) is our triune God's service to us, and our faithful responses always direct us back to God from whom all blessings flow.
We deny that worship is primarily a human activity, which is constituted by contrived efforts at emotion-centered adoration and praise. (Matt. 20:28; Luke 22:24-27; Acts 1:1-2)
What does this mean at Christ Lutheran congregation of Sioux Falls?
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We Believe, Teach and Confess
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We believe in the one true God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:18-19; John 15:26; 2 Cor. 13:14)
We believe that all people are sinful by nature (Ps. 14:3; 51:5; Is. 64:6; Rom. 3:9-18, 23; 5:12; James 2:10; 1 John 1:8) and deserve God’s punishment, now and forever. (Matt. 10:28; Is. 66:24; Matt. 7:13; Luke 16:19-31)
We believe that God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, into the world as our substitute to be sacrificed on the cross in payment for our sins. (John 1:14; Matt. 1:21; John 1:1; 20:20; Rom. 4:25; 5:8, 19; John 1:29; Is. 53:6; Rom. 3:23-25; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13)
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