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[edit] Summary

Official corporate seal of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

[edit] Meaning

The official seal of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod is a unique blend of symbols and words. In the center is:

• a blue shield, representing the Christian's faith;
• a prominent gold cross proclaiming that we preach Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead;
• Latin words under the cross reading "Jesus Christus Dominus Est" (Jesus Christ is Lord);
• three equilateral gold crosses symbolizing the Holy Trinity;
• three gold stars on the shield standing for the three Christian creeds: the Apostolic, the Nicene, and the Athanasian.
• Beneath the shield is Luther's seal.
• Three gold stars on each side of the shield stand for the six Lutheran Confessions that were published in one book, titled "Concordia," in 1580.
• Grape vines fill the bottom white spaces, symbolizing Christ's words in John 15:5 - "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
• Around the inner circle are the words on which Lutheranism is founded: Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide (by Scripture alone, by grace alone, by faith alone).
• The exterior circle contains the proper name of the church and the year it was founded, 1847.

[edit] Designer

The seal was designed by the Reverend A.R. Kretzmann of Chicago; and the drawing is by Walter Geweke, also of Chicago.

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[edit] Sources

• The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
• The Meaning of the LCMS Synodical Seal

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