| Lutheranism Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Church launched the Protestant Reformation and, though it was not his original intention, left Western Christianity divided. Lutheranism
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| Original sin In Christian theology, original sin, called in the Eastern Orthodox tradition ancestral sinIn Greek, προπατορικὴ ἁμαρτία is humanity's state of sin, resulting from the Fall of Man.Cross, F. Original_sin
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| Infant baptism In Christian religious practice, infant baptism is the baptism of young children or infants. In theological discussions, the practice is sometimes referred to as paedobaptism or pedobaptism from the Greek pais meaning "child. Infant_baptism
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| Mass (liturgy) The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church, in Old Catholic Churches, in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in some largely High Church Lutheran regions, including the Scandinavian and Baltic countries. Mass_(liturgy)
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| Perseverance of the saints Perseverance of the saints (or preservation of the saints or eternal security) is a controversial Christian doctrine which maintains that none who are truly saved can be condemned for their sins or finally fall away from the faith. The doctrine appears in two different forms: (1) the traditional Calvinist doctrine found in the Reformed Christian confessions of faith, and (2) the non-traditional doctrine found in some Baptist and other evangelical churches. Perseverance_of_the_saints
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| Total depravity Total depravity (also called total inability and total corruption) is a theological doctrine that derives from the Augustinian doctrine of original sin and is advocated in many Protestant confessions of faith and catechisms, including those of Lutheranism,The Book of Concord, "The Thorough Declaration of the Formula of Concord," chapter II, sections 11 and 12; The Augsburg Confession, Article 2 Anglicanism and Methodism,See the Anglican Thirty-nine Articles, Articles 9 and 10, and the Methodist Articles of Religion, Article 7. Arminianism, and Calvinism. Total_depravity
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| Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), founded in 1847 in Missouri, is the eighth largest Protestant denomination in the United States, and the second-largest Lutheran body in the U.S. Lutheran_Church_-_Missouri_Synod
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| Justification (theology) In Christian theology, justification is God's act of declaring or making a sinner righteous before God. Justification, from the Greek (dikaioō), "to declare/make righteous", is a Scriptural term, occurring in the books of Romans, Galatians, Titus, and James; the root noun δικαιοσ,-η,-ον righteous occurs throughout both Old and New Testaments. Justification_(theology)
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| Divine Providence In theology, Divine Providence, or simply Providence, is the sovereignty, superintendence, or agency of God over events in people's lives and throughout history. Divine_Providence
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| Sanctification The word sanctification (see [refers to the act or process] of making holy or setting apart (as [[special) and occurs five times in the Authorized Version of the New Testament (1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Thessalonians 4:3,4, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Peter 1:2) translated from the Greek word αγιασμος (hagiasmos) "purification,"38, Strong's Concordance which is from the root hagios ([which means holy] or sacred.Verlyn D. Sanctification
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| Book of Concord The Book of Concord or Concordia (1580) is the historic doctrinal standard of the Lutheran Church, consisting of ten credal documents recognized as authoritative in Lutheranism since the 16th century. It has been categorized as a "body of doctrine" or corpus doctrinæF. Book_of_Concord
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| Eucharistic theologies contrasted Ecclesial communities contrasted in relation to Eucharistic theology: Eucharistic_theologies_contrasted
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| Luther's Large Catechism Luther's Large Catechism consisted of works written by Martin Luther and compiled Christian canonical texts, published in April of 1529. This book was addressed particularly to clergymen to aid them in teaching their congregations. Luther's_Large_Catechism
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| Luther's Small Catechism Luther's Small Catechism was written by Martin Luther and published in 1529 for the training of children. Luther's Small Catechism reviews The Ten Commandments, The Apostles' Creed, The Lord's Prayer, Holy Baptism, The Office of the Keys, and The Sacrament of the Altar. Luther's_Small_Catechism
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| Absolution Absolution in a liturgical church refers to the pronouncement of God's forgiveness of sins. Absolution
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| Flex/Total depravity User:Flex/Total_depravity
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| Apology of the Augsburg Confession The Apology of the Augsburg Confession was prepared by Philipp Melanchthon as a response to the Roman Catholic "Confutation of the Augsburg Confession" which was written to answer the Lutheran Augsburg Confession after it was presented in 1530 at the Diet of Augsburg. Melanchthon wrote this as a defense of the original Confession, and a refutation of this Confutation that Emperor Charles V had commissioned. Apology_of_the_Augsburg_Confession
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| Smalcald Articles The Smalcald Articles or Schmalkald Articles () are a summary of Lutheran doctrine, written by Martin Luther in 1537 for a meeting of the Schmalkaldic League in preparation for an intended ecumenical Council of the Church. Luther's patron, Elector John Frederick of Saxony, asked him to prepare these articles for the League's meeting in 1537, held again in Schmalkalden. Smalcald_Articles
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| Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope The Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope (1537) (Latin, Tractatus de Potestate et Primatu Papae), The Tractate for short, is the seventh Lutheran credal document of the Book of Concord. Philip Melanchthon, its author, completed it on February 17, 1537 during the assembly of princes and theologians in Smalcald. Treatise_on_the_Power_and_Primacy_of_the_Pope
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| Christianity/Archive 3 Talk:Christianity/Archive_3
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