Lutheran Basics is the entry-level educational opportunity typically used as the entry point for those interested in joining the membership of a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod congregation or simply to know what they believe, teach and confess. It is also used as a refresher for existing members on the basic doctrines of the Christian faith.
The 12-topic class focuses on St. Paul’s letter to the Church in Rome.
Outline of the Course
- Who Is Paul? Who Am I?
- The Human Condition
- Proper Worship
- Sinful Nature
- Law & Gospel
- Primacy of the Gospel
- God’s Grace
- Righteousness
- Simultaneously Saint & Sinner
- Christian Suffering
- God’s Gracious Gifts
- The Lord’s Supper