The Augsburg Confession

June 25, 1530-- Presentation of the Augsburg Confession

At the city of Augsburg, the Lutheran princes confessed their faith before the Emperor Charles V.  After stating that we hold to the doctrine of the Trinity, original sin, and the person and work of Jesus Christ, they confessed the foundation doctrine of the Christian faith, namely, justification.  We still confess the same faith.  We declare with them saying,

 Also they [our churches] teach that men cannot be justified before God by their own strength,      merits, or works, but are freely justified for Christ’s sake, through faith, when they believe that they are received into favor, and that their sins are forgiven for Christ’s sake, who, by His death, has made satisfaction for our sins. This faith God imputes for righteousness in His sight. Romans 3 and 4.

Augsburg Confession- Article IV. 

Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921).

Bible on Trial Television Program

From the Reporter website (http://classic.lcms.org/pages/rpage.asp?NavID=18842)

LHM's 'Bible on Trial' to air on national TV

Lutheran Hour Ministries will have two nationwide airings of its full-length television program, "The Bible on Trial: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt."

On Saturday, June 18, the program will air at 6 p.m. Eastern time on the Inspiration Network (INSP, Channel 259 on Dish Network and Channel 364 on DirecTV; the Inspiration Network is also available on 2,800 other local cable systems).

The program will air again on Monday, July 18, at 9 p.m. Eastern time, through the National Religious Broadcasters Network (Channel 378 on DirecTV and Channel 126 on Sky Angel, as well as online at www.nrbnetwork.tv). Check local listings for other times.

Hosted by Attorney Craig Parton, author of "The Defense Never Rests: A Lawyer's Quest for the Gospel," the program asks a key question of some of the world's foremost authorities in biblical scholarship and ancient history: "Are the Bible and its claims trustworthy?"

Responding to the question is a panel of experts that includes Dr. Paul L. Maier, longtime history professor at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich., and LCMS third vice-president; Dr. Randall Price of Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.; Dr. Jeff Kloha, associate professor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; and Joel Lampe of The Bible Museum, Goodyear, Ariz.
After weighing the evidence from contemporary non-Christian writers and archaeological, bibliographic and eyewitness sources, the panel affirms the reliability of the biblical record. The program concludes with a call to the viewer: "What is your verdict?"

"The Bible on Trial" began airing in May on AMG TV network stations in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, Nashville, Detroit, Cincinnati, New York, Orlando, Dallas, Seattle and many other cities. More airings are scheduled in the coming months. For broadcast dates and times, visit the Broadcast Guide at www.thebibletrial.com.

Pentecost 2011