We confess that God speaks two general words to us throughout all of Holy Scripture: the Law and the Gospel. Both are good and necessary, but each has a unique purpose. The Law tells us what we must do, the Gospel tells us what Christ has already done for us. The Law diagnoses our terminal illness, the Gospel presents to us Christ, the treatment for our illness and our medicine of immortality. The Law convicts and condemns us, the Gospel acquits and frees us for the sake of Christ.
While we confess that as redeemed children of God who are being sanctified, we can begin to keep the Law, we also confess that we are still and will always be sinners this side of Heaven.
We confess that a proper understanding and distinguishing between God’s words of Law and Gospel are necessary to understand Holy Scripture.
And finally, we confess the historic five solas: Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, Solus Christus, Sola Scriptura, Soli Deo Gloria, which translates as: “We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, as taught by Scripture alone, for the glory of God alone.”
Grace and Peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen
