Lutheran Church of The Redeemer
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Therefore if anyone is in Christ,
he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17

Our Members Share in Christian Love Through:

• Weekly worship with celebration of The Lord's Supper

• Visiting and sharing meals with the sick and homebound

• Sunday School and Adult Bible Study

• Special seasonal services during Christmas, Lent, Holy Week and Thanksgiving

• Fellowship Meals and Social Events

• Joint services and activities with other congregations

• Youth Trips and Activities

• Serving others in our families and community

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At the time of the Protestant Reformation the reformers were quickly      
faced with the need to state their convictions (based on the Bible) and     
defend their beliefs and practices.  In 1530 Emperor Charles asked           
Protestants to present such a statement to Roman Catholic representatives
gathering in the city of Augsburg.                                                             
Firmly committed to God’s truth, the Protestants composed what is today
called the Augsburg Confession of Faith.                                               

Here is a brief summary of the 28 Articles:

1. God is a Trinity: one God, yet three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

2. All people are by nature without true fear and love of God (sinners) and need the
     new birth of Baptism.

3. Jesus is the divine Son of God Who became true man to fulfill God’s demands in
    our place.

4. No one becomes righteous in God’s sight by human efforts: God gives forgiveness
     through faith in Jesus Christ.

5. Through the Word of God and the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper,
     God moves people to saving faith.

6. True faith will result in doing God’s will.

7. The church is people who believe in Jesus and among whom the Gospel and the
     Sacraments are properly taught and practiced.

8. Hypocrites do not destroy the church, since God’s Word - not people - is the power
     which gives life to the church.

9. Baptism is God’s pipeline for His Grace.

10. In the Bread and Wine of the Lord’s Supper, Christ gives His Body and Blood.

11. Confession of sins is to be practiced, though no one can know his sins entirely.

12. Repentance and forgiveness are part of the daily life of a Christian.

15. Church customs are for teaching and instruction: they are not to be matters
       burdening consciences.

16. Christians are to support their government with obedience unless there is conflict
       with God’s will.

17. Christ will return on the last day as judge of the world.

18. Man has free will to perform human righteousness, but must have God’s help if he
       is to perform God’s demands.

19. Sin is the result of human disobedience to God.  Man - not God - is the cause.

20. Man’s good works flow out of faith and gratitude.  They do not earn salvation.

21. Christians are to honor saints of the past for their good example, but not to worship
       them.

24. Holy Communion is to be celebrated reverently for the strengthening of faith and
       love toward God and man.

26. Customs and rituals of the church, not commanded by God, are not essential to
       Christianity.

27. The Christian is called to live His faith in his daily life.

28. The church is not to rule the state; not make rules for men’s consciences unless
       these already exist in God’s Word.

All are welcome to join the fellowship at Redeemer, Gastonia.
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