The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
What we believe in
Jesus Christ is the core of the Christian faith. He is God’s special revelation. We can receive the salvation that Jesus prepared by believing that He suffered punishment for our sins.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
(The Gospel according to John 3:16)
God is both one and triune
God works in the world in three different ways. He created the world. In Jesus, He came to save the people who had fallen into sin. And He calls people to His kingdom through the Holy Spirit. All this is the work of one and the same God. God is called triune.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is part of the worldwide Church of Christ. Accordingly the Church confesses the Christian faith, which is based solely on the Bible.
The confession of the Evangelical Lutheran Church is explained by the Augsburg Confession (1530) and the other Lutheran confessions. The main principle maintained by the Church is that all doctrine must be examined and evaluated according to the Word of God.
Christian faith in one God is briefly expressed in the creed. This God, who is both one and triune, is known as Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier.
The Catechism is a clear-cut explanation of the Christian faith.
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