Yes they are. Lutherans are Baptized in the Name Of the Father, and Of the Son, and Of the Holy Spirit, hence they are Born Again in Christ.

How do Lutherans believe you get to heaven?

1 Heaven. Lutherans follow the basic idea of "grace alone," which means they get to heaven solely by God's grace. There is nothing a person can do to earn his way to heaven. This differs from other religions, such as Catholicism, which advocates good works for entrance to heaven.

What religion is similar to Lutheran?

Along with Anglicanism, the Reformed and Presbyterian (Calvinist) churches, Methodism, and the Baptist churches, Lutheranism is one of the five major branches of Protestantism.