Practices and Beliefs
The official seal of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod is a unique blend of symbols and words.
- A blue shield is in the center, representing the Christians's faith
- A prominent gold cross on the shield proclaiming that we preach Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead
- Latin words under the cross reading "Jesus Christ is Lord"
- Three equilateral gold crosses on the shield sylmbolizing the Holy Trinity
- Three gold stars on the shield standing for the three Christian creeds: the Apostolic, the Nicene, and the Athauasian creeds
- Beneath the shield is Luther's seal
- Three gold stars on each side of the shield stand for the six Lutheran Confessions that were published in one book titiled "Concordia," in 1580
- Grape vines fill the bottom white spaces, symbolizing Christ's words in John 15:5
- Around the inner circle are the words on which Lutheranism is founded: Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide (by Scripture alone, by grace alone, by faith alone)
- The exterior circle contains the proper name of the church, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and the year it was founded-1847
The seal was designed by Rev. A. R. Kretzmann of Chicago; the drawing is by Walter Geweke, also of Chicago
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If you are not familiar with the Missouri Synod's Beliefs and Practices or for those who want to review these, click on the linked words below. courtesy of the www.lcms.org |
