What We Believe
Abiding Faith Lutheran Church is built on the unchanging truth of Scripture and the grace of God given to us in Jesus Christ. Our beliefs shape our worship, our life together, and the way we serve our community.
We are all sinners in different ways, yet we are all saved.
What’s in a name? You may be asking yourself, “Why Abiding Faith?” Though it may seem simple on the surface, there is more to it than meets the eye. In this world, not much lasts. Our possessions crumble. Our bodies weaken. Yet in a world where nothing seems to endure, God’s Word does.
What God teaches in Scripture does not grow old or fade away. It abides forever. That enduring promise is where our name comes from—and what we hold onto.
Abiding Faith is not just a name. It is what we have: an enduring faith handed down by God through the Bible. And it is what we want to share with others.
Our Mission
We exist to help people meet Jesus and walk with Him to heaven.
Life is hard. Sin creates chaos in our lives and in our hearts. We want to connect people to Jesus—the Savior from sin and evil—and to God’s Word, which gives guidance and comfort in life’s storms. We also want to connect people to God’s people, who walk alongside one another through those storms.
At Abiding Faith, we are focused on people meeting people and helping them meet Jesus. This is the mission Christ gave His church, and we invite you to join us as we share the message of Christ crucified and risen with Fort Worth, Crowley, and beyond.
We’d love for you to do life—and faith—with us. Let’s walk this road to heaven together.
Our Partnerships
Abiding Faith is part of the
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)
.
As part of this fellowship, congregations support one another by sharing resources, volunteers,
and encouragement in Christ’s mission.
We are a Lutheran Church that teaches and emphasizes these three great truths:
By grace alone.
We are forgiven and saved solely as a result of God's undeserved love – for the sake of Jesus' life,
death and resurrection for us. There is nothing human beings can or must do to contribute to their salvation.
Through faith alone.
All that Jesus did to restore us to a right relationship with God is ours personally through faith in Jesus.
The Holy Spirit creates and confirms in us this faith solely through the Gospel, in the Bible and in the Sacraments.
On the basis of Scripture alone.
Christian truth and life are established solely by the 66 books of the Bible, God's word-for-word revelation,
inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error.
The World Teaches:
The Christian God is simply one in a million, and all religions have equally valid ways of getting to know Him.
This Christian God in particular is an outdated social construct.
But Jesus Teaches:
From nature and our consciences, we learn only that there is a higher power that demands we be perfect
(Rom. 1:20). But from the Bible, we learn that there is one, Triune God (Father, Son and Spirit) fully revealed
in the person and work of Jesus Christ (Isa. 44:6, Matt. 28:19). In the past two-thousand years since Christ,
the church has produced several short statements to help distinguish true teaching about Jesus from distortions.
Three of these "creeds"—the Apostles', the Nicene, and the Athanasian—are recognized by Christians as accurate
summaries of basic truths about Jesus. Besides this, the Lutheran Confessions, created during the 1500s, are also
reliable expositions of true Christian teaching.
The World Teaches:
Although maybe a wise or an inspiring moral teacher, Jesus was just a human being who ultimately died a
death like any other person.
But Jesus Teaches:
When our imperfect natures made us unable to keep God’s law, Jesus was sent by the Father to fulfill the Law
for us (Matt. 5:17). Since God is Jesus’ father, Jesus is one-hundred percent God and completely sinless.
At the same time, being born by the virgin Mary, He became one-hundred percent human at the same time as he was
and always has been 100% God. Even though completely God, Jesus took on the form of a servant and laid aside His
full godly powers. Therefore, He endured suffering, temptation, and humbled Himself to a shameful death
(Phil. 2:7,8). By suffering and dying, Jesus took the punishment that should have been ours. Through His perfect
obedience He became a ransom for us (Isa. 53:6, Matt. 20:28). For this reason, Christians proclaim that
forgiveness of sins has been gained entirely through Jesus—that God has literally justified all people (2 Cor. 5:21).
On the third day after His death, He rose from the dead and ascended, assuring us our sins were forgiven (Rom. 4:25).
The World Teaches:
The Bible is simply an old document like any other and thus fundamentally flawed and in need of constant
reinterpretation.
But Jesus Teaches:
The Bible was verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Tim. 3:16), is perfect and unified in every way,
and is entirely sufficient for every spiritual need (2 Tim. 3:17). This Bible contains two messages that
revolve around Christ: Law and Gospel.
The World Teaches:
If there is something wrong with people, we need to save ourselves; and people have the ability to save themselves.
But Jesus Teaches:
Because Christ paid the penalty for our sins on the cross, God now looks on us as His innocent children.
This forgiveness is completely a free gift (Eph. 2:8–9). God desires all to be saved (John 3:16).
You're always welcome to ask. We offer a Bible Basics class that helps you explore God’s answers to life’s biggest questions.
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