Faith
Lutheran Church
1348
Trailridge
Rd.
Phone:
(620)-342-3590 Fax: (620)-342-2414
Emporia,
KS
66801
Email: faithlu@birch.net
We
Believe...
God
created us holy, but we lost this holiness through sin.
We
are still sinful and disobedient to God as evidenced by our
inability to keep the Ten Commandments perfectly.
God
loves us in spite of our sins;
loves us so much that he took all
the sins of the world and put them on Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is true God and true man, who fulfilled the Law for us and
died on the cross in our place for our sins. We believe that
Christ
rose from the grave to give us victory over death and the promise of
eternal life.
The Holy Spirit gives us new life in the Sacrament of Baptism and
enables us to believe and trust in Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
He
also gives us spiritual gifts to remain strong in the faith.
The Bible is the Word of God, absolute truth and the only source and
authority of faith and life.
The Sacrament of Holy Communion gives us the body and blood of our Lord
through bread and wine, for forgiveness and strength.
The Bible has two parts, Law and Gospel. The Law shows us our
sinfulness, the Gospel shows us our Savior.
The Church is the body of Christ and made up of all those who believe
in Him.
Christ will come again visibly at the end of time, raise all the dead
and give to every believer eternal life.