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What We Believe

The CLB Statement of Faith

The Church of the Lutheran Brethren (CLB) Statement of Faith including: The Bible, The Trinity, God the Father, The Human Race, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, Means of Grace, Salvation, The Church, Church Governance, and Lutheran Confessions.

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The CLB Statement of Core Values

From the CLB Statement of Faith flows another one, a Statement of Core Values. In it we state our passions and our desires. As the Statement of Faith declares our core beliefs, our Statement of Core Values explains how we desire to live out our faith.

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The CLB Statement on Sexuality

We, the Church of the Lutheran Brethren, affirm that standards of sexual morality must be consistent with Biblical principles. We deny that unscriptural standards may be accepted by the church simply because they have been accepted by society.

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living lutheran christianityBooks on Lutheran Brethren Theology

Living Lutheran Christianity by Joseph H. Levang

This book is a historical apology for Lutheran pietism, and especially that expression of Lutheran pietism practiced by the Church of the Lutheran Brethren.
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faith and fellowship bookFaith & Fellowship: A Look At Lutheran Brethren Theology
by Dale E. Varberg

In October of 1998, I received a letter from Robert Overgaard, Sr., President of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America (CLBA), inviting me to write a general history of our church's theological thought and spiritual life for its Centennial which is to be celebrated from June 2000 to June 2001.
- excerpt from the Preface by the author,
Dale Varberg
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Biennial Convention Web Page
Jul 2 2010
THANK YOU to all who attended the Biennial Convention in Fergus Falls, MN. It was a wonderful time of worship, fellowship and learning. We have developed a Convention page on the Faith &...