Jesus brings people close to God. Lutherans live with a sure hope of eternal life because of Jesus Christ. We know we're not perfect, that we stumble and fall in our daily walk with God. But we also know that our forgiveness has been won and paid for by Jesus Christ and when we repent and seek forgiveness, God will forgive us because of Jesus. The Bible is God's Word, inspired by God, spoken through human writers and completely inerrant.
Sin exists in every person.
It is the cause of all bad things people do to each other and of all the evil in this world. God has a plan to end the world, when he will judge everyone-both living and dead. 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. How Lutherans Got Started Lutherans take their name from Martin Luther.