As Lutherans, we hold to the three “solas” – sola fe, sola gratia, sola scriptura.  Part of the way we have understood Scripture is through the lens of the writings passed down by Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchthon, and other Lutheran reformers.  This collection of writings we know as the “Book of Concord”, or what we call the “Lutheran Confessions.”  When we see the pages of Scripture, what is unique about the Lutheran understanding of who God is and how he relates to us?

Each week of this Lenten series we will take a section of the Lutheran Confessions in addition to our Scripture readings, in order to understand what makes our faith unique and how God speaks grace to us every day.  This season of Lent is a season for both types of confession:  our confession of sin to God, and our confession of confidence in who He has revealed himself to be.