Yes, we admit it. We're Lutherans - and all that that entails
Of course -- we're Lutherans. As Luther was forced to, we stand apart from the Roman Catholic Church. The church he loved and desired to reform decided instead to reject the clear Word of God which he taught, and it actually cursed those who taught the blessed doctrine of salvation by grace alone, without the works of men.
So of course we are a Lutheran church. Some who use the name "Lutheran" pretend that the important differences between us have disappeared, but none of the beliefs, practices and teachings of the Roman Church which our Lutheran predecessors rejected as contrary to the clear teaching of God's Word, and in direct opposition to the gospel of salvation by grace, through faith, have changed or been abandoned. Since our commitment to the gospel and to the truths of Scripture has not changed either, we still stand apart from the Roman Church, and in opposition to its teachings. We do not work together, pray together, or worship together -- the distance between us, and between that church and God's truth, is too great.
We confess! We're Lutherans. So we reject any ideas, teachings, movements, or opinions which are not in agreement with the Bible, whether they arise inside or outside the visible church on earth. How could we claim to follow Luther if we refused to follow God? And how could we claim to follow God if we refused to follow his Word?
And so, as a Lutheran church, we are saddened and sickened by the perversions and emasculations of Scripture which others use to justify and promote sinful lifestyles, sexual immorality, unnatural unions, and the rejection of God's will for men, women, and the families they make up. God has spoken about these things in his Word -- we have no option or desire to add, change, or subtract from it.
We're Lutherans. We're a church, not a political organization. Like Luther, we want to keep the church out of the affairs of government, and the government out of the affairs of the church. We have been given the power of the gospel which changes souls; as Christ's church, we have no need nor command to struggle for power in politics. And as Luther sought to serve, encourage, and advise laymen as they governed their lands, so we too, as a church, serve, encourage, and advise the people of our congregation as they perform their
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