Countering the theological adversaries of the gospel:
“It is clear that they only teach the Law. They do NOT teach that forgiveness of sin is first received through faith. They do not teach about Christ as Mediator, that we have a gracious God for Christ’s sake…They proclaim that they fulfill the Law, although this glory belongs to Christ alone. They set up confidence in their own works against God’s judgment. For they say that they merit according to righteousness grace and eternal life. This confidence is absolutely ungodly and useless. For in this life, we cannot satisfy the Law.”
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Article V (III)
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