The sum of the preaching of the Gospel is this: to convict of sin; to offer for Christ's sake the forgiveness of sins and righteousness, the Holy Spirit, and eternal life; and that as reborn people we should do good works. So Christ includes the sum of the Gospel when He says, "Repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all nations" (Luke 24:47). - The Apology to the Augsburg Confession XII: 29-30.
Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions. 1st edition. St. Louis: Concordia, 2005
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