Lutheran Church

A Protestant denomination that arose from the teachings of Martin Luther . Lutherans are known for their stress on the doctrine of justification by grace, through faith , and for their insistence on the Bible (see also Bible ) alone as a rule of faith. Lutherans practice baptism of infants and believe that Jesus is really, not just symbolically, present in the sacrament of Communion .

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The Lutheran Church is strongest among the people of Germany and Scandinavia , where it is an established church (see also established church ), supported by the government. In the United States, it is strongest among people descended from Germans and Scandinavians.

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My job as a missionary in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is not to convert anyone to anything.

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The “bishops” of the Lutheran Church in Transylvania are equivalent to the superintendents.

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Mr. Dahle always took an active interest in public affairs and in the work of the Lutheran Church of which he is a member.

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"Oh—the Lutheran Church," said Ingeborg, catching at a straw.

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Says he's married, naturalized citizen, Lutheran Church, die-cutter by profession.

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He found a Lutheran Church almost two miles away, and declared that it was better than the one in Cleveland.

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