In America, more and more people are claiming to be atheists. In other words, they believe that there is no god. To be honest with themselves they are really placing their faith in themselves.  In other words, they have created god in their own image.

In America, some consider themselves agnostics when it comes to understanding ‘God.’ An agnostic believes that there is a ‘god,’ however, they have no idea who he/she/it is.

Then there are those of countless different faiths who believe in a so-called ‘god’ that has been created in the minds of man. These different faiths deny the God that has been revealed in Sacred Scriptures, a.k.a. the Bible.

So what do Lutheran believe or what does the Sacred Word of God teach?

Our Lutheran churches teach with common consent that the decree of the Council of Nicaea about the unity of the divine essence and concerning the three persons is true. It is to be believed without any doubt. God is one divine essence who is eternal, without a body, without parts, of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness. He is the maker and preserver of all things, visible and invisible (Nehemiah 9:6). 3 Yet there are three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). These three persons are of the same essence and power.
 

In short, we believe, teach, and confess that God, as He revealed Himself in the Bible, is one, yet three distinct persons. So we baptize people of all ages in the name of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As Jesus said that if you deny that He is God, then you deny the One who sent Him, namely God the Father. In rejecting Jesus as God, you reject His saving work in paying for your sin when He shed His blood on the cross. Furthermore, it is the Holy Spirit who brings and keeps one in true faith in God. 

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