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IMAGINE

 
Imagine churches, one by one, recommitting themselves and covenanting with each other to prepare a way for a new generation of Lutheran Christians.  Lutheran Churches of the Common Confession (LCCC) is an association of churches who are lifting up such a vision.  We are asking what "Lutheran" will mean in this post-denomination age.  It is not our intent to form a new denomination, but to inspire a Lutheran Confessional witness within our own context. Such churches are working to commit themselves to a Christian witness founded on a Lutheran theology that is grounded in the authority of the Word of God and the Lutheran Confessions.  Our common mission is the Great Commission (Matthew 28).  Our common purpose is clarity on how a Evangelical and Confessional church would act today. 

By first covenanting with each other around a Common Confession, we seek to bring clarity to the Lutheran witness and work with mission partners to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to a world who hungers for it.  Beginning with our neighbors, the LCCC will work from the ground up to imagine together a Lutheran witness faithful to our callings to witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

 
The Common Confession


1) The Lord Jesus Christ
We are people who believe and confess our faith in the Triune God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We trust and believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.

2) The Gospel of Salvation
We believe and confess that all human beings are sinners, and that sinners are redeemed by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God alone justifies human beings by faith in Christ, a faith which God creates through the message of the Gospel. As ambassadors for Christ, God uses us to speak his Word and build his kingdom.

3) The Authority of Scripture
We believe and confess that the Bible is God's revealed Word to us, spoken in Law and Gospel. The Bible is the final authority for us in all matters of our faith and life.

4) A Common Confession of Faith
We accept and uphold that the Lutheran Confessions reliably guide us as faithful interpretations of Scripture, and that we share a unity and fellowship in faith with others among whom the Gospel of Jesus Christ is preached and the sacraments are administered in accordance with the Gospel.

5) The Priesthood of All Believers
We believe and confess that the Holy Spirit makes all who believe in Jesus Christ to be priests for service to others in Jesus' name, and that God desires to make use of the spiritual gifts he has given through the priesthood of all believers.

6) Marriage and Family
We believe and confess that the marriage of male and female is an institution created and blessed by God. From marriage, God forms families to serve as the building blocks of all human civilization and community. We teach and practice that sexual activity belongs exclusively within the biblical boundaries of a faithful marriage between one man and one woman.

7) The Mission and Ministry of the Congregation.
We believe and confess that the church is the assembly of believers called and gathered by God around Word and Sacrament, and that the mission and ministry of the church is carried out within the context of individual congregations, which are able to work together locally and globally. 


If you would like more information on how your congregation
can join the Lutheran Churches of the Common Confession 
Email pietist@sbcglobal.net 


 
You may also wish to go at this time to the archived information at the web site of our friends at the WordAlone Network here.