"Concerning the article on the justification of the poor sinner in God's sight, we believe, teach, and confess on the basis of God's Word and the position of our Christian Augsburg Confession that the poor, sinful person is justified in God's sight--that is, he is pronounced free and absolved of his sins and receives forgiveness for them--only through faith, because of the innocent, complete, and unique obedience and the bitter sufferings and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, not because of the indwelling, essential righteousness of God or because of his own good works, which either precede or result from faith. We reject all doctrines contrary to this belief and confession."
Jacob Andreae, Confession and Brief Explanation of Certain Disputed Articles, Robert Kolb, Andreae and the Formula of Concord, St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1977, p. 58.
Essay on Andreae
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The essay was taken from MLC's Studium Exitare. I like to see these students studying the Reformation Fathers. Exitare is a wealth of information. A short time back, I shared this Andreae's link with Pastor GJ. "Only through faith!" How to countless Pastors and Professors talk past these words? Keep praying for Brother Rick Techlin.
In Christ,
Rebecca Quam
When I look up good topics, that site comes up and I link it. If something is worthwhile, I mention that. If someone is promoting false doctrine, I point that out. The Book of Concord affirms what is good and condemns what it bad. The Confessions never bother with the institutions, church bodies of the time. The authors knew that sound doctrine would take care of those matters. Now church leaders, who are Lutheran in name only, think business methods will solve their problems. I am glad someone at Mary Lou College thought to interest students in their doctrinal heritage.
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