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The Augsburg Confession of Faith
Philip Melancthon (1530-1540)

The Book of Concord
The Lutheran Confessions from 1529-1580  

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Written on behalf of the Protestant territories of Northern Germany for presentation to emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg. Melanchthon's twenty one original articles were composed as a response to John Eck's attack on the Protestants as guilty of being ancient heresies. Thus the articles attempt to show that the Protestant faith is in line with the ancient Church. Many, but not all, of the articles were acceptable to Rome. In 1540 Melancthon revised the confession to be acceptable to Calvin. The Lutherans rejected this revision and Melancthon himself. Melancthon's followers would then join the reformed camp.

• Appendix - Catalog of Testimonies

• Confutatio Pontificia

• Luther's Large Catechism

• Luther's Little Book

• The Smalcald Articles of Martin Luther
  Written for Elector Frederick and the Smalcald League stipulating matters that could be discussed with Roman Catholics at a council they were invited to by Pope Paul III at Mantua. The Articles were written at a time when Luther felt death was near and hence they are a powerful expression of his personal faith.

• Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope
  (1563) Melancthon When Luther's Smalcald Articles were added to the Book of Concord this small tract was attached to smooth over Luther's condemnation of the pope.

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The following information was translated from
 The Small Catechism
by Martin Luther
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The Sacrament of Holy Baptism
Luther's Small Catechism
As the head of the family should teach
it in a simple way to his household.

1st  What is Baptism?
Baptism is not simple water only, but it is the water comprehended in God's command and connected with God's Word.

Which is that word of God?
Christ, our Lord, says in the last chapter of Matthew: Go ye into all the world and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

2nd - What does Baptism give or profit?
It works forgiveness of sins, delivers from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declare.

Which are such words and promises of God? 
Christ, our Lord, says in the last chapter of Mark: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

3rd - How can water do such great things?
It is not the water indeed that does them, but the word of God which is in and with the water, and faith, which trusts such word of God in the water. For without the word of God the water is simple water and no baptism. But with the word of God it is a baptism, that is, a gracious water of life and a washing of regeneration in the Holy Spirit, as St. Paul says, Titus, chapter three: By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ, our Savior, that, being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying.

4th - What does such baptizing with water signify ?
It signifies that the old Adam in us should, by daily contrition and repentance, be drowned and die with all sins and evil lusts, and, again, a new man daily come forth and arise; who shall live before God in righteousness and purity forever.

Where is this written?
St. Paul says in Romans, chapter 6: We are buried with Christ by Baptism into death, that, like as He was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

The Sacrament of the Altar
Luther's Small Catechism
As the head of the family should teach
it in a simple way to his household.

What is the Sacrament of the Altar?
It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, under the bread and wine, for us Christians to eat and to drink, instituted by Christ Himself.

Where is this written?
The holy Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and St. Paul, write thus: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread: and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to His disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.

After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Take, drink ye all of it. This cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the remission of sins. This do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me.

What is the benefit of such eating and drinking?
That is shown us in these words: Given, and shed for you, for the remission of sins; namely, that in the Sacrament forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given us through these words. For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation.

How can bodily eating and drinking
do such great things?
It is not the eating and drinking, indeed, that does them, but the words which stand here, namely: Given, and shed for you, for the remission of sins. Which words are, beside the bodily eating and drinking, as the chief thing in the Sacrament; and he that believes these words has what they say and express, namely, the forgiveness of sins.

Who, then, receives such Sacrament worthily?
Fasting and bodily preparation are a good external discipline, but he is truly worthy and well prepared who believes these words: "for you" and "for the forgiveness of sins." On the other hand, but anyone who does not believe these words, or doubts them, is unworthy and unprepared, for the words "for you" require truly believing hearts.

Additional information on the Sacrament of the Altar:
(As stated in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist

A sacrament is a Christian rite that mediates divine grace.
Among many Protestants, the word mediates would mean only that it is a visible symbol reminder or manifestation of invisible divine grace.

Similar to the Roman, Eastern Catholics** and other Rites of the catholic** These Christians members of the Anglican, United Methodist and Old catholic traditions, Independent catholic** Churches and Lutherans hold that sacraments are not mere symbols, but rather, "signs or symbols which effect what they signify", that is, the sacraments in and of themselves, rightly administered, are used by God as a means to communicate grace to faithful recipients.

The invisible component (manifested inwardly) is understood to be God's grace working in the sacrament's participants, while the visible (or outward) component entails the use of water, wine, or oil that is blessed or consecrated.

The Eucharist⁴ is the rite that Christians perform in fulfillment of Jesus' instruction, recorded in the New Testament of the Bible to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper. Jesus gave his disciples bread, saying "This is my body", and wine, saying "This is my blood." Christians generally recognize a special presence of Christ in this rite, though they may differ about exactly how, where, and when Christ is present. The word "Eucharist" is also applied to the bread and wine consecrated in the course of the rite.

4) The word "Eucharist" comes from the ancient Greek language It means "to give thanks" or "thanksgiving."

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The Athanasian Creed
Written against
the Arians.

Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic² faith. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.

And the catholic² faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit*. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit is all one: the glory equal, the majesty coeternal. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit The Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, and the Holy Spirit* uncreated. The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Spirit¹ incomprehensible. The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit¹ eternal. And yet they are not three Eternals, but one Eternal. As there are not three Uncreated nor three Incomprehensible, but one Uncreated and one Incomprehensible. So likewise the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, and the Holy Spirit¹ almighty. And yet they are not three Almighty beings, but one Almighty. So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit¹ is God. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God. So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Spirit¹ Lord. And yet not three Lords, but one Lord. For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every Person by Himself to be God and Lord, So are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say, There be three Gods, or three Lords.

The Father is made of none: neither created nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone; not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Spirit¹ is of the Father and of the Son: neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit¹, not three Holy Spirits¹. And in this Trinity none is before or after other; none is greater or less than another; But the whole three Persons are coeternal together, and coequal: so that in all things, as is aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshiped. He, therefore, that will be saved must thus think of the Trinity.

Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also believe faithfully the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the right faith is, that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man; God of the Substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and Man of the substance of His mother, born in the world; Perfect God and perfect Man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting. Equal to the Father as touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as touching His manhood; Who, although He be God and Man, yet He is not two, but one Christ: One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by taking the manhood into God; One altogether; not by confusion of Substance, but by unity of Person. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and Man is one Christ; Who suffered for our salvation; descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead; He ascended into heaven; He sits at the right on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty; from whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies, and shall give an account of their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting; and they that have done evil, into everlasting fire.

This is the catholic faith**; which except a man believe faithfully and firmly, he cannot be saved.

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The Apostles' Creed
 I believe in God, the Father almighty, 
Creator of heaven and earth.

   I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.   He was conceived by the power of the  Holy Spirit¹  and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.

   He descended  to the  hell.³   On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.  He will  come again to judge  the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit¹, the holy catholic² Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Amen.

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The Nicene Creed 

 I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, 
Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things
visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit¹ of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried.  And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.  And He shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

    And I believe in the Holy Spirit¹, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the Prophets. 

    And I believe in one holy catholic² and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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The Lords Prayer

Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.

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09/01/2009

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