The Church of the Lutheran Confession
 The Church of the Lutheran Confession is a conservative Christian denomination. This church was founded in 1960 in Minnesota and theologically holds fast to the Confessional Lutheran Doctrine as taught by Martin Luther.
They faithfully follow Lutheran Confessions as it was found in the Book of Concord 1580. This is why their name was selected.
The Church of the Lutheran Confession believes the Bible as the Word of God, verbally inspired and without error as written by holy men of God. They use the Bible for their preaching and teaching. They do not consider any other source, doctrine or instruction to the divine way of salvation to be better than the Bible. They reject both the changing of even one single word of the Bible, as well as the attempts of intellectuals and scientists to modify or reduce the inspired words of the Bible to the significance of a human document which contains errors or myths.
Conversely, the other liberal branches of Lutherans, especially the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, profess they do not agree with the Bible being verbally inspired and wholly without error. The Church of the Lutheran Confession will not modify or set aside one single inspired word of Scripture. They consider themselves as being obedient to the Words of God. They believe the Church consists of all who, by the mercy and grace of God and for His own purpose were ordained unto eternal life and it is God who unites the Church in the one true faith.
History
The Church of the Lutheran Confession was formed from the breakup of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and Evangelical Lutheran Synod in 1963. The break up was over a disagreement of the devotion of the beliefs of Christian fellowship.
Originally the Synod Conference was formed on agreement in both doctrine and practice by the churches members. It broke apart when the church members no longer followed or practiced the Biblical doctrine of church fellowship.
Belief
The Church of the Lutheran Confession is a confessional Lutheran church dedicated to proclaiming the Good News of Christ who was crucified for all sinners.
They believe the Bible is the inspired, authority and inerrant Word of God. They confess the creeds using the Book of Concord 1850. The foundation of the Church of the Lutheran Confession is the Bible. The Confessions are basic rules corresponding to the Bible and are considered in doctrinal agreement with the Bible. They are the standard of the Lutheran Church to determine faithful Biblical teachings.
They teach the Bible is the only authoritative doctrine. The Book of Concord, 1850, is believed to be a truthful account of what the Bible teaches.
The Book of Concord 1850 is a collection of the confessions that the Church of the Lutheran Confession adherents use for their confessions of faith. It was published on June 25, 1850 from the Latin edition which was published in 1584. The Book of Concord 1850 is believed by the Church of the Lutheran Confession to contain the main points of faith contained in the Bible. The purpose of the Book of Concord 1850, which contains a collection of statements of faith, is to bring together a common expression for those confessing the statements of faith as their own.
The Book of Concord 1850 contains the three Ecumenical Creeds; the Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed. These three ecumenical creeds are generally accepted by Christians as the accepted teachings of the Word of God. These Creeds came out of the Protestant Reformation and the Martin Luther. The most important document in the Book of Concord is the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
Included also with the Book of Concord 1850 is the Augsburg Confession. The Augsburg confession was written by Philip Melanchthon in June of 1530 when all Lutherans were required to confess their faith before the German emperor in Augsburg, Germany.
Included also with the Book of Concord 1850 is the Formula of Concord, which was written in 1577 after the death of Martin Luther in 1546. The formula of Concord came out of doctrinal controversies that broke out in the Lutheran Church. They believe salvation was won for them through the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
They believe their purpose is to strive to proclaim the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ as it is revealed in the Bible. They believe man can only know the true God and the way to eternal life through Jesus Christ.
The Church of the Lutheran Confession renounces unionism or any church fellowship with believers of false doctrine, believing they are disobedient to the commandments of God and can cause divisions in the Church itself. They hold Romans 16:17-18 literally, that they are to mark and avoid those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine learned. They believe God ordained His Word only and does not need addition of human doctrine.
Although they believe only God can read the human heart, it is sometimes necessary to reprimand others who have been caught in a sin, according to the process laid out in Matthew 18:15ff. They believe that the Lord has entrusted Christians with the responsibility to warn their fellow Christians that continuing in an impenitent sin will destroy their faith in their Lord and Savior.
They believe their most important mission is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, the good news that God has redeemed the whole world and has declared it righteous through the death and bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ. They believe those who believe in Him will inherit everlasting life in heaven.
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Holstein, Joanne (2006, January) “The Church of the Lutheran Confession:.” Becker Bible Studies Library. Retrieved from https://guidedbiblestudies.com/?p=2650,.
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Holstein, Joanne (2006) “The Church of the Lutheran Confession:.” Becker Bible Studies Library (January), https://guidedbiblestudies.com/?p=2650, (accessed).
