Grace Lutheran Church Beliefs

The Bible is God's Word to us and is absolutely true in all of its parts.
There are three distinct persons in the identity of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - and yet only one God.
God created all that exists and still has a personal active interest and influence in it.
God loves all people and wishes to have a growing, intimate, and saving relationship with them.
All people are born sinful, and therefore outside of a personal and saving relationship with God -a condition which left unchanged will result in a hopeless, purposeless life in the present and ultimate eternal separation from Him.
To provide an escape from this despair, the Father sent His Son to take the punishment for the sins of all mankind for all time. This happened on the cross. Jesus conquered death and Satan by rising from the grave.
Those people who in faith repent of their sinful self and yield to Jesus as Lord and Savior through the power of the Holy Spirit will receive forgiveness of sins, purpose, peace, and eternal life.
A personal relationship with Jesus comes through the Spirit's gift of faith by the grace of God, and therefore cannot be earned.
The Holy Spirit initiates faith through baptism, and also provides gifts for ministry in and outside the church.
God personally comes to us in the Lord's Supper, assuring us forgiveness of sins and strengthening of faith.