
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
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 |
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