On 25 June 1530, Lutheran princes, civic leaders, and theologians presented their confession of the Evangelical faith to Emperor Charles V and the Diet convened at Augsburg. This year marks the 493rd anniversary of that event. The Augsburg Confession is a clear and relatively concise statement of the theological principles of the German Reformation. Among other points, it affirms basic Reformation views on Scriptural authority, justification by faith, the nature of the Church, and the importance of the two biblical Sacraments. Although certainly reflective of its historical context, the Augsburg Confession has abiding importance as an affirmation of Biblical Christianity. It has influenced many other Protestant confessions, both directly and indirectly. So, we offer thanks to God for the principles of this first official Reformation confession of faith. May God help us to live by such Scriptural principles!
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