Being Lutheran Today Quotes

“God loves us because he is the “500 pound gorilla” of love. It sits wherever it wants. This grace, or demonstration of God’s love, awakens faith in us. Thus, we come to salvation by grace through faith.”
― Carsten J. Ludder, Being Lutheran Today: A Layperson’S Guide to Our History, Belief and Practice

“Luther and the Reformers said that you were not saved by your works, but rather by your faith in Christ Jesus. The only mediator of salvation was Jesus and it was only through him that we could come to eternal life.”
― Carsten J. Ludder, Being Lutheran Today: A Layperson’S Guide to Our History, Belief and Practice

“Lutherans hold that everyone who is truly sorry for their sins and believes that Jesus Christ is their savior is converted. And we do not hold that conversion must necessarily take on a violent form or that the process in every case be a conscious experience. This is why Lutherans practice infant baptism.”
― Carsten J. Ludder, Being Lutheran Today: A Layperson’S Guide to Our History, Belief and Practice

“The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the written word of God. Inspired by God’s Spirit speaking through their authors, they record and announce God’s revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them, God’s Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the world.”
― Carsten J. Ludder, Being Lutheran Today: A Layperson’S Guide to Our History, Belief and Practice

“We are the first, the oldest, and one of the largest Protestant denominations in the world. However, Lutherans do not believe that they are the only true church. We maintain that the true church is invisible and cuts across all denominational lines.”
― Carsten J. Ludder, Being Lutheran Today: A Layperson’S Guide to Our History, Belief and Practice

“Lutherans have always had a very strong self-identity. Our faith and our practice are solidly rooted in the scriptures and our confessions. Therefore, we are, ecumenically speaking, an easy church to dialogue with because our position is always relatively clear in that other denominations can read our book as well as we can.”
― Carsten J. Ludder, Being Lutheran Today: A Layperson’S Guide to Our History, Belief and Practice