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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Confessional Saturdays #6: Chief Articles of the Faith 9-11

CHIEF ARTICLES OF THE FAITH

ARTICLE IX
Baptism

1 Concerning Baptism, our churches teach that Baptism is necessary for salvation [Mark 16:16] and that God’s grace is offered through Baptism [Titus 3:4–7]. 2 They teach that children are to be baptized [Acts 2:38–39]. Being offered to God through Baptism, they are received into God’s grace.

3 Our churches condemn the Anabaptists, who reject the Baptism of children, and say that children are saved without Baptism.

ARTICLE X
The Lord’s Supper

1 Our churches teach that the body and blood of Christ are truly present and distributed to those who eat the Lord’s Supper [1 Corinthians 10:16]. 2 They reject those who teach otherwise.

ARTICLE XI
Confession

1 Our churches teach that private Absolution should be retained in the churches, although listing all sins is not necessary for Confession. 2 For, according to the Psalm, it is impossible. “Who can discern his errors?” (Psalm 19:12).

Concordia : The Lutheran Confessions. Edited by Paul Timothy McCain. St. Louis, MO : Concordia Publishing House, 2005, S. 35

Jesu Juva,
Soli Deo Gloria

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