What really is a Lutheran?                                Simply, a Lutheran is a Christian... a disciple of Jesus.   But, as we know Christians can define Christianity in different ways.  A "Lutheran "Christian" has the "Lutheran Confessions" as a summary statement that defines those basic doctrines found in the Bible concerning Jesus as Savior.  

What are the Lutheran Confessions?  
They are a collection of writings with an official statement of what Lutherans teach concerning Christianity.  Here's the story... Martin Luther began something in 1517 when he publicly questioned some of the ways that “church” was functioning and what was being taught.  This reached its culmination in 1580, when the official  Lutheran Confessions were gathered together in what is known as the Book of Concord. 

 A strong motivator for Martin Luther was his concern that the Gospel of Jesus Christ was being shared clearly and consistently.    The LCMS accepts the Scriptures as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and subscribes unconditionally to these Lutheran Confessions as a true and unadulterated statement and exposition of the Word of God.    

So... what is the point of the Lutheran Confessions?  Some Christian denominations vote on what they will believe, or follow a paternal hierarchy.  The Confessions give a solid, clear, unchanging, binding authority in Scriptural teachings and for how we function as God's church.  This helps assure the sharing of the true Gospel and the proper handling of God’s Sacraments. The Reformation was not a “revolt,” or the start of a new church. Rather, it began as a sincere expression of concern with false and/or misleading teachings concerning the truth.  The Lutheran Church maintains the truth and freedom of the Gospel as expressed from the early Christian Church

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