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Formula of Concord: Epitome

The brief summary of the Formula of Concord.

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Sections in Formula of Concord: Epitome

Summary Content, Rule, and Norm I. Original Sin STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. The Principal Question in This Controversy. Affirmative Theses. Negative Theses. II. Free Will STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. The Principal Question in This Controversy. Affirmative Theses. Negative Theses. III. The Righteousness of Faith before God STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. The Principal Question In This Controversy. Affirmative Theses. Antitheses: Contrary Doctrines Rejected. IV. Good Works STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. The Principal Question In the Controversy concerning Good Works. Affirmative Theses. Negative Theses. V. Law and Gospel STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. The Principal Question In This Controversy. Affirmative Theses. Negative Theses. VI. The Third Use of the Law 1 STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. The Principal Question In This Controversy. Affirmative Theses. Negative Theses. VII. The Lord’s Supper STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. Chief Controversy between Our Doctrine and That of the Sacramentarians regarding This Article. Affirmative Theses. Negative Theses. VIII. The Person of Christ STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. Chief Controversy In This Dissension. Affirmative Theses. Negative Theses. IX. The Descent of Christ into Hell STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. Chief Controversy concerning This Article. X. Church Rites Which are [Commonly] Called Adiaphora or Matters of Indifference. STATUS CONTROVERSIAE. Chief Controversy concerning This Article. Affirmative Theses. Negative Theses. XI. Election Affirmative Theses. Negative Theses. XII. Other Heresies and Sects Which Never Embraced the Augsburg Confession Erroneous Articles of the Anabaptists. Articles That Cannot Be Tolerated in the Church. Articles That Cannot Be Tolerated in the Government. Articles That Cannot Be Tolerated in Domestic Life. Erroneous Articles of the Schwenkfeldians. Error of the New Arians. Error of the Anti-Trinitarians.

Formula of Concord

STATUS CONTROVERSIAE.

Concordia Triglotta, 1921 English text

Previous section VII. The Lord’s Supper Next section Chief Controversy between Our Doctrine and That of the Sacramentarians regarding This Article.

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