We believe that Jesus Christ, true God, Son of the Father from eternity, and true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is our Lord. At great cost He has saved and redeemed us from sin, death, and the power of the devil-not with silver or gold, but with His holy and precious blood and His innocent suffering and death. All this He has done that we may be His own, live under Him in His kingdom and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence and blessedness, just as He is risen from the dead and lives and rules eternally. This is most certainly true. (Martin Luther)