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Woodcut of an indulgence-seller in a church from a 1521 pamphlet Johann Tetzel's coffer, now on display at St. Nicholaus church in Jüterbog, Germany. Martin Luther, professor of moral theology at the University of Wittenberg and town preacher, [3] wrote the Ninety-five Theses against the contemporary practice of the church with respect to indulgences.
The first set of questions and answers, 1-5, concern the chief and highest end of man, the existence of God, and the Holy Scriptures as the Word of God. The next set of questions and answers, 6-90, concern God as Creator , original sin , the fallen state of man's nature, Christ the Redeemer, and the benefits that flow from redemption.
The Confession consisted of seven articles, written during a time of severe persecution: [5] Baptism Baptism is administered only to those who have consciously repented, turned away from sin, amended their lives and believe that Christ has died for their sins and who request it for themselves (believer's baptism).
The Scripture Way of Salvation (1765) Articles of Religion (1784) Confession of Faith, United Methodist Church (1968) Soldier's Covenant of the Salvation Army, a church created by former Methodists; The 1823 Calvinistic Methodist Confession of Faith.
The Augsburg Confession became the primary confessional document for the Lutheran movement, even without the contribution of Martin Luther. Following the public reading of the Augsburg Confession in June 1530, the expected response by Charles V and the Vatican representatives at the Diet of Augsburg was not immediately forthcoming.
The name of Christ and the term 'Christian'. The Ascension of Christ and its benefits. The Church and the communion of saints. Justification; The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. The office of the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. The preaching of the Gospel and Church Discipline.
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and, as the second person of the Trinity, is God. Man was created good and upright. However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God. Salvation "is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus ...
in the one body of Christ, the Church. The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture, engages us through the Word proclaimed, claims us in the waters of baptism, feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation, and calls women and men to all ministries of the church.