康考迪亚大学路德高等教育:
信念与应用
第一部分:信仰概要
欧文康考迪亚大学, a comprehensive Lutheran Christian university guided by Christ’s Great Commission, 开发智慧, 可敬的, 培养公民为社会和教会服务.-康考迪亚大学的使命宣言.
Our mission statement states that we are guided by the Great Commission of Christ Jesus. Since the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) includes teaching everything Christ has commanded, 我们明白这包括了圣经的全部教导. 圣经是我们神学的来源. We believe that the Lutheran Confessions are drawn from Scripture and provide a faithful exposition of Biblical truth. 这些资料是对我们信仰的权威说明. 这句话是对这种圣经信仰的简要概括.
我们与其他基督徒的关系
We believe, teach, and confess historic, biblical Christianity, applying it in a modern world. 早期教会相信并宣扬圣经的信仰. 在宗教改革时期,它被信徒们承认并表达出来. 时至今日,这仍然是一个持续的、至关重要的忏悔.
我们相信所有的基督徒都是一个真正的教会的一部分. We rejoice in the common teachings that unite all believers in the truth of God’s Word even as we recognize the existence and seriousness of differences that remain in various Christian groups and denominations.
救恩
We believe that the central and most essential teaching of Christianity is the doctrine of justification. Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, became incarnate as a true human being. 以他圣洁的生命起誓, 无辜的痛苦,死亡和肉体的复活, 他使世人与上帝和解. We believe that all who receive Him receive the benefits that He has won for us by His work: namely the forgiveness of sins, 生活, 和救赎. 我们信称义,是本乎恩,单因信基督耶稣, 与人的行为或功德无关(以弗所书2:8-10).
三位一体的神
We believe that Jesus Christ, along with the 圣经s, reveals the nature of God to us. We believe that there is only one God in three coeternal and coequal persons; the Father, 儿子, 和圣灵(马太福音28:19).
圣经
We believe that the Bible is inspired by God and is the only infallible source of doctrine, 生活, 和实践(提摩太后书3:15-17). We believe that God’s Word reveals His holy Law not so that we can save ourselves, 乃是叫我们看出我们在耶稣基督里得救的必要性. We believe that God’s Word also reveals His Gospel – the good news that we are forgiven for Christ’s sake.
人类
我们相信上帝创造了人类, 男性和女性, 以他的形象(创世记1:26),男人和女人是为彼此而生的. We furthermore confess that God has established marriage as an institution between one man and one woman exclusively (Mark 10:6-9). 我们也相信所有的人类, 除了耶稣基督, 陷入不能自拔的罪中. 所有民族、种族和男女都在这些真理中团结一致. 同样地,我们相信耶稣基督已经成为所有人的救主. The Gospel allows us to make no distinction in the value or significance of any person. “没有区别, 因为世人都犯了罪,亏缺了神的荣耀, 并因他的恩典白白称义”(罗马书3:22-24)。.
我们相信基督徒在今生经历重叠的实相. 作为神救赎的儿女,我们在基督的义中站在他面前. 因着基督,我们现在成了圣洁公义的人. 同时, by our own acts and nature, we are sinners in constant need of His grace. 在今生,我们每天都以圣徒和罪人的身份生活(罗马书7:14-25)。.
恩典之道
We believe that God has promised to bless us as we use the means of grace in faith and according to His institution. 我们相信福音是神拯救的大能, (Romans 1:17) that Baptism gives us His forgiveness and incorporates us into His family (Romans 6:3-8), and that He feeds us with Christ’s body and blood for our forgiveness in the Lord’s Supper (Matthew 26:26-28).
基督徒的生活
We believe that the Christian 生活 is a 生活 of faith and a response of thanksgiving and gratitude to God. 神的孩子寻求在信心和服务他人上成长. 然而,基督教不是行为的问题,而是信仰的问题. 这种信念导致了行为的改变,但并不是由这种反应来定义的.
大使命
We believe that Christ has commissioned His people to make disciples of all nations. We believe that all Christians are called to share their faith with others (Matthew 28:18-20).
职业
我们相信上帝赋予人天赋和能力. Any occupation or interest that is not opposed to God’s Word can be an act of service to Him. 当神呼召一些人在教会里担任职分的时候, we believe that God is also pleased when His people live out other vocations to His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31).