The Lutheran Confessions

The Book of Concord

 The Book of Concord

A summary of the faith once for all delivered to the saints can be found in the Book of Concord, a compilation of the confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. We accept these Confessions because they are derived from the Word of God and are a faithful exposition of its teachings.

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The Nicene Creed

One brief summary of the Apostolic Faith is The Nicene Creed, confessed by the Church for nearly two millennia:

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.

He suffered and was buried.

And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father.

And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, Whose kingdom will have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; Who spoke by the prophets.

And we believe in one holy catholic* and apostolic Church, we acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and we look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

* "catholic" means "universal"