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We are orthodox Lutherans. Standing above and apart from many others who call themselves Christian, we both teach AND practice the teachings of the Bible. We embrace fellowship with the WELS Church as they too have remained true to teachings of Scripture.
God clearly commands that we are to embrace our fellow man, but we are not to commune with them while they hold to false teachings. While our members have many hearts on many issues, the teachings that the church offers must be true to Gods word and free of man's corruption. We reject the notion that men can judge which teachings of the Bible are worthy of following. The Truths of the Bible are true for all men, for all time.
We recognize that we are all are sinners, and we embrace all sinners as Christ embraces us. Recognizing our own sins does not mean we accept them, we combat them with Christs Forgiving Gospel.
We stand firmly with the Gospel, which sets us apart from many others who call themselves lutherans. While the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod recognizes the truth in many of their teachings, they fail to implement doctrine they fear may be unpopular. And the ELCA, which professes to be Lutheran, is so distracted by its political correctness that it has lost sight of the Gospel. They are Lutheran in name only.
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