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The Augsburg Confession, also known as the Augustan Confession or the Augustana from its Latin name, Confessio Augustana, is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Protestant Reformation. The Augsburg Confession was written in both German and Latin and was presented by a number of ...
Of Confession. 1 Confession in the churches is not abolished among us; for it is not usual to give the body of the Lord, except to them that have been previously examined and absolved. And 2 the people are most carefully taught concerning faith in the absolution, about which formerly there 3 was profound silence.
Augsburg Confession, the 28 articles that constitute the basic confession of the Lutheran churches, presented June 25, 1530, in German and Latin at the Diet of Augsburg to the emperor Charles V. The principal author was the reformer Philipp Melanchthon.
The Augsburg Confession is the first of the great Protestant Confessions. All orthodox Lutheran church bodies base their teachings upon this treatise because they believe that it is a faithful to Word of God. In 1530, Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, called together the princes and cities of his german territories in a Diet at ...
The Augsburg Confession. Saturday, June 25, 1530, 3:00 p.m., must go down as a red-letter day and hour for every Lutheran. On that day the Lutheran Church as an identifiable unit in world history was born. More significantly, a group of theologians and laymen by the grace of God made a Biblically-based confession of what they believed, and were ...
The Augsburg Confession was written in both German and Latin (our translation follows the Latin more closely than the German). The German copy was read to the council at Augsburg on June 25, 1530. The Catholics condemned the confession, and they wrote a long response to it. Melanchthon then
Jan 26, 2022 · The Augsburg Confession is the affirmation of faith of the Lutheran Church written by Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) and presented at the Diet of Augsburg in June 1530. The document attempted to reconcile differences between the Lutherans and the Catholic Church in 28 articles: 21 stating tenets of Lutheran belief and 7 rejecting Catholic teachings.
The Augsburg Confession. by F. Bente. III. The Augsburg Confession. 18. Diet Proclaimed by Emperor. January 21, 1530, Emperor Charles V proclaimed a diet to convene at Augsburg on the 8th of April. The manifesto proceeded from Bologna, where, three days later, the Emperor was crowned by Pope Clement VII. The proclamation, after referring to the ...
The Confession of Faith which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg in the year 1530 by certain princes and cities. I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be put to shame. — Psalm 119:46.
Jun 29, 2008 · About this eBook. Author. Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560. Title. The Augsburg Confession. The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530. Credits. Produced by Allen Mulvey and David Widger. Language.
