Jesus brings people close to God. Lutherans live with a sure hope of eternal life because of Jesus Christ. They know they're not perfect, that they stumble and fall in their daily walk with God. But they also know that their forgiveness has been won and paid for by Jesus Christ and when they repent and seek forgiveness, God will forgive them because of Jesus. The Bible is God's word, spoken through human writers.
Sin exists in every person.
It is the cause of the bad things people to each other. Lutherans proudly display the sign of the cross, a symbol used by all Christians. The cross symbolizes the terrible death that Jesus suffered as punishment for their sins. They see the empty cross as a symbol of Jesus' victory over sin and death. Lutherans take their name from Martin Luther.