Our Beliefs
Faith Statement for Zion Lutheran Church
In our LCMS Lutheran church, we hold the following faith statement, grounded in the Holy Bible, as our guiding principles
The Bible
We believe that the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, Serving as our ultimate authority in matters of faith and life. As 2 Timmothy 3:16-17 states, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
God
Jesus Christ
Human Beings
Sexuality and Gender Identity
Grace and Faith
We embrace salvation by God’s grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ following Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing: it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Marriage
We hold to the sanctity of marriage, defined by Scripture, where one man (born male) and one woman (born female), become one flesh in a lifelong commitment. Mark 10:7-9 teachers, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So, they are no longer two but one flesh.”
Sanctity of Life & Abortion
We believed in the sanctity of human life form conception to natural death, adhering to Psalm 139:13-16, “For you formed me inward parts: you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.”
Tolerance
Non-Harassment
We are committed to maintaining a safe and welcoming environment in our church, rejecting harassment, discrimination, or harm towards any individual. Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control: against such things there is no law.”