| The chief article of faith and doctrinal teaching which is true of all orthodox Christianity wherever it is found, is the teaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This teaching is described well in Article IV of The Augsburg Confession, one of the Lutheran Confessions of Christian faith contained in The Book of Concord. Article IV is called "Justification" and it reads as follows:
"It is also taught among us that we cannot obtain forgiveness of sin and righteousness before God by our own merits, works, or satisfactions, but that we receive forgiveness of sin and become righteous before God by grace, for Christ's sake, through faith, when we believe that Christ suffered for us and that for His sake our sin is forgiven and righteousness and eternal life are given to us. For God will regard and reckon this faith as righteousness, as Paul says in Romans 3:21-26 and 4:5." We hope you appreciate the importance of both upholding and sharing the truth of God's Word and the gospel of Christ as we strive to do faithfully here at Trinity, by the power of the Holy Spirit at work through His Holy Word and Sacraments. You are warmly invited to join us any time for worship here in His house of prayer at Trinity. |
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