475 years ago:June 25, 1530: The Augsburg Confession
WHY DO WE COMMEMORATE THE PRESENTATION OF THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION?
The Presentation of the Augsburg Confession is a uniquely Lutheran festival that draws our attention to one of the turning points in Christian history. On June 25th, 1530 in the city of Augsburg, the rulers and mayors of Saxon Germany boldly and confidently confessed their faith in the true gospel. The men who signed the Augsburg Confession were not bishops or theologians, but laymen who put their very lives in danger by their fearless public confession. By God's grace, they stood with the apostles of old who joyfully declared the gospel of the risen Christ in the face of threats, persecution, and even death. On this day then, we thank and praise our Father in heaven for the example of the confessors of Augsburg, our ancestors in the faith. But more than that, we ask God the Holy Spirit to keep each one of us steadfast in the same true faith.
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