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The Source of Our Faith
The Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) and all its members accept without reservation the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as a whole and in all their parts, as the very Word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit and recorded without error in the original manuscripts by the Prophets, Apostles, and Evangelists. These Holy Scriptures are the only inerrant, infallible, authoritative source, and final rule, norm, and standard for all matters of Christian doctrine, faith, and life.
Please find below a translation of the Holy Scriptures from their original languages into English, God’s Eternal Word. If you prefer reading a more widely published Bible, the AELC uses the English Standard Version 2025 (ESV).
God’s Eternal Word: The Old and New Testaments of The Holy Bible
Translated from the original languages by Clarence Raymond Priebbenow, BA, B Ed, MA (Cantab.). First printed August 2005.
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The Confession of Our Faith
Below are the Confessional Statements of the AELC. The AELC subscribes to The Book of Concord of 1580, The Word Shall Stand (1990) and The AELC Statement of Faith as correct expositions of Scripture, which address issues that have arisen throughout history by the Word of God. We continue to confess the teachings of the Evangelical Lutheran Church wherever she is found and stand on Scripture alone as God’s Word to us. We teach the message of Christ crucified for sinners. We teach that salvation is by God’s grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone.
The Book of Concord (1580)
The AELC acknowledges and accepts as true expositions of the Word of God, and as its own confession, all the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church contained in the Book of Concord of 1580, namely: the three Ecumenical Creeds: the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed; the Unaltered Augsburg Confession; the Apology of the Augsburg Confession; the Smalcald Articles, including the Tract on the Power and Primacy of the Pope; the Small Catechism of Luther, the Large Catechism of Luther; and the Formula of Concord, both the Epitome, and the Thorough [Solid] Declaration.
To read the Book of Concord of 1580, please visit one of the following websites:
- The Book of Concord (CPH) https://bookofconcord.cph.org/
- The Book of Concord https://thebookofconcord.org/
- Book of Concord https://bookofconcord.org/
To listen to the Book of Concord (Concordia Triglotta) on Spotify, please click this Spotify link.
To listen to the Book of Concord (by Bente and Dau) on YouTube, please click this YouTube link to do so.
This YouTube link unfortunately has the altered Augburg Confession, whereas the AELC confesses the Unaltered Augusburg Confession, so please be aware of this when listening to the Augsburg Confession from the YouTube link.
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The Word Shall Stand
This Evangelical Lutheran Confession was written by three pastors of the Lutheran Church of Australia against the errors and issues that were plaguing that church in the 1980s. The AELC holds the doctrinal positions laid out in The Word Shall Stand as correct expositions and teachings of the Holy Scriptures.
For more information regarding the reason for the confession of The Word Shall Stand, please view The Historical Introduction to The Word Shall Stand.
Please read The Word Shall Stand below, or listen to The Word Shall Stand on YouTube. Hard copies are available if preferred. Please Contact Us for more information.
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The AELC Statement of Faith
The AELC Statement of Faith is a summary of the Christian teachings and beliefs of the AELC supported by Scripture. The AELC holds the doctrinal positions laid out in The AELC Statement of Faith as correct expositions and teachings of the Holy Scriptures. Please read The AELC Statement of Faith below, or listen to The AELC Statement of Faith on YouTube. Hard copies are available if preferred. Please Contact Us for more information.
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