The Augsburg Confession, Article IV summary
Article IV of 29 · 1 min to read the article
In Article IV, the teachers state that people cannot gain justification before God through personal strength, merit, or deeds, but receive it freely through faith because of Christ. Christ's death satisfies for sins, and God regards faith in forgiveness and acceptance as righteousness.
What happens
- The teachers deny that people's strength, merits, or deeds can justify them before God.
- They teach that justification comes freely through faith because of Christ.
- This faith means believing that God accepts people and forgives their sins because of Christ.
- Christ's death satisfies for sins, and God regards faith as righteousness.
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