The Bible is the inspired Word of God, His unchanging and inerrant message to people of all times. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
There is one God and He is three distinct and separate persons: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (John 15:26)
God created people holy and without sin. (Genesis 1:31)
Humankind, of their own will, fell into sin and brought sin on the whole human race. (Romans 5:12)
Sin is in all people by nature and reveals itself in every transgression of God's holy will by thought, word, and action. (Mark 7:21-22)
The wages of sin is death and damnation in hell, an eternal, agonizing separation from the holy and righteous God. (Matthew 25:41,46; Romans 6:23)
God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to redeem the world. (John 3:16-17)
Jesus won forgiveness for the whole human race with His holy, precious blood and with his innocent suffering and death. (Ephesians 1:17)
This glorified fact of Jesus' work is accepted by faith which is worked in the heart by the Holy Spirit through the Word, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper. (Romans 10:17)
By faith alone in the atoning work of Christ, we are heirs of the glories of heaven. (John 6:40)
While on the earth, we want to show our love for God by Christian living. (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)
For a further description of what Our Shepherd believes, teaches, and confesses, email Pastor Patoka or visit our church body's website.