Theological position

The theological position of Australian Lutheran College is that of the Lutheran Church of Australia as contained in the confessional paragraph of its constitution.

All our theology has its beginning and centre in the gospel of Jesus Christ, the good news that God accepts sinners unconditionally and forgives them because of Christ.

This central teaching of Scripture is spelled out most clearly in the doctrine of justification by faith, which has always been foundational for the Lutheran Church. This states that people, alienated from God because of sin, are put right with God (or justified) through faith in Christ. The Lutheran Church holds that the doctrine of justification is the proper key to unlocking the message of the Scriptures.

Australian Lutheran College accepts the holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament as God's revealed and authoritative word in all matters of doctrine and life. It also acknowledges and accepts as true expositions of Scripture the symbolical writings of the evangelical Lutheran Church contained in the Book of Concord of 1580.

Updated: 27/07/2010 [1.01]

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Theological position