Bethany models its church ‘family’ after the apostle Paul who says, in Christ there is no difference between Jew and Greek, rich or poor, male or female. Bethany is that ‘in Christ’ part. That means we believe Jesus is right. So what is Jesus right about? Everything! Jesus used the Scriptures in his ministry, and so do we. We don’t believe the Bible superficially ‘"contains the word of God," but IS the word of God!
As a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, we embrace the three unmovable beliefs on our church seal: by grace alone, by scripture alone, by faith alone. However, the premier “alone” is salvation by Jesus alone. Period. That’s it. Just Jesus. We call it the “Jesus plus-nothing plan.” Our salvation is complete!
Other church searches will bring you to locations that profess a way to salvation requires some added human extra to complete the transaction. And that's the problem. Our life with the one true God is not a transaction, a business deal with one hand washing the other, or some enhancement we must provide. It's a gift, an undeserved blessing, and a divine heritage from Jesus.
Not the nails that held Jesus to the cross for payment of our sins, but his love. Jesus’ love that is available to us daily. Bethany disciples, with all our bumps and bruises as a family, come to worship this phenomenal Redeemer not only on Sunday morning but minute by minute. We're all beggars at the feet of Jesus: totally dysfunctional. But Jesus calls us His friends…and that’s the real ‘friendly’ part of Bethany - again that ‘in Christ’ part.
Want to know more? Call Pastor Eli Shaw at 614-866-7755 or stop by some Sunday and see how a messy family continues to be a family of God, by God and for God. Oh, and one more thing… we do a lot of laughing around there. When you have salvation and eternal life secure, it really frees you up. That ‘free part’ is pretty good as well we found out!
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD (LCMS)
Bethany Lutheran Church is a member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). We believe that, through faith in Jesus’ perfect life, death, and resurrection, we freely receive the forgiveness of sins, eternal life, and a restored relationship with God.
The Bible is God’s Word and is the sole authority for everything we believe, teach, and confess.
The details of our beliefs are outlined in a set of documents called ‘The Lutheran Confessions.’ We subscribe to these documents because they are drawn from the Holy Scriptures.
Teaching about our faith is an essential part of our ministry (See Matthew 28:18-20). If you're interested in learning more, we invite you to join us on Sunday as we grow in our faith in the Lord Jesus.
