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To Define and Affirm Lutheran Identity

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To Define and Affirm Lutheran Identity 
WHEREAS, The term Lutheran identity is used without having a 
clear definition, nor having s criptural or c onfessional references; 
and 
WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod states in 
Article II of its Constitution: 
The Synod, and every member of the Synod, accepts without 
reservation: 
1. The Scriptures of the Old and the New Testament as the written 
Word of God and the only rule and norm of faith and of practice; 
2. All the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church as 
a true and unadulterated statement and exposition of the Word of 
2026 Convention Workbook
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To Define and Affirm Lutheran Identity

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