Our Beliefs
Our Beliefs and Affiliations
Trinity Lutheran Church and Early Learning Center belongs to the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and is a part of the California-Nevada-Hawaii District. A list of related resources can be found here.
Our unifying beliefs can be summed up as follows:
God is Triune, Father, Son, Holy Spirit; 3 persons, One divine Essence. He is the only true God.
Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 8:4
Jesus is true God, equal to the Father and Holy Spirit, the only Savior of mankind.
John 5:23; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 20:28
Sin. All mankind is born in sin; by nature man is spiritually blind, dead, broken deep down, and in need of restoration with God.
Genesis 8:21; Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:23; 7:15,18; Mark 7:20-23
Justification. Sin has been dealt with by God through the death on the cross of God the Son. We have salvation through the blood of Jesus. Apart from Jesus, God’s wrath remains on us, but through faith in Jesus, God no longer holds our sins against us but declares us righteous. This good news gives life and salvation.
Romans 5:1-10; John 3:16, 36; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; 1 John 2:1-2
Conversion to faith in the Savior is entirely the work of the Holy Spirit through the Word of God and Holy Baptism.
Romans 10:17; 1 Peter 1:23; John 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 12:3
Holy Baptism is a gracious work of the Holy Spirit who creates faith, washes away sins, and saves, connecting us to Jesus.
John 3:5-6; Acts 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21; Titus 3:5
The Holy Spirit’s Work. Even as God’s children our human nature threatens our unity with God and each other. We need reconciliation with God daily. Guilt, sorrow, and shame are promptings of the Holy Spirit for us to fall in faith before God asking for forgiveness in Jesus’ name.
Ephesians 4:30-32; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Hebrews 10:19-25
The Lord’s Supper or Holy Communion, is Christ’s True Body and Blood, where He is really present in the bread and wine, for forgiveness of sins. We gather to receive Jesus often at the communion rail because we daily sin much and are in constant need of His forgiveness in order to live the Christian life of faith, hope, and love/charity.
John 6:53-59; 15:5; Matthew 26:26-28; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29; 1 Corinthians 10:16
Scripture is inspired by God, without error and our solid guide to life.
Creation happened according to the account in Genesis 1 and 2. God created heaven and earth, and that in the manner and in the space of time recorded in the Holy Scriptures, by His almighty creative word, and in six days. We reject every doctrine which denies or limits the work of creation as taught in Scripture.
Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 11:3; Psalm 33:6
The Second Coming of Jesus will be sudden and unexpected. We are living in the New Testament era where we rule with Jesus in the activity of sharing His Word and message of love.
2 Peter 3:10; Mark 13:32; Matthew 24; 1 Corinthians 15:23-26; Ephesians 2:1-7; Matthew 28:19-20; Revelation 20:4-6
