What We
Believe...
Motivated by the Gospel of Jesus
Christ St. Paul’s Lutheran exists to teach the
whole counsel of God. Using Word and
Sacraments, we will seek to nurture the faith
and life of our members, as well as share God’s
message and with our entire community and
(through the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran
Synod) with the world.
St. Paul’s
Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1851 so
that with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, it might
strengthen the faith of its members and reach out
into the community and the world. To carry out this
purpose we believe and teach –
- that the Bible is the
infallible Word of God and the only foundation
for Christian faith and life;
- that the Lord God revealed in
the Bible (the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit) is the true and living God;
- that all people have sinned
against His holy will, fall short of His glory,
and therefore deserve to be condemned eternally;
- that Jesus Christ came into
the world to deliver all people from the guilt
and power of sin and that he lived and died and
rose again as the perfect and only Substitute;
- that through faith created by
the Holy Spirit the benefits of Christ’s work
are received personally;
- that on the last day Jesus
will return to judge the living and the dead and
will take all those who trust in him into
eternal life.
We join in that
confession with over 1,200 congregations of the
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and with them
carry on a world-wide ministry. |
