Absolution is God's Word which, by divine authority, the Power of the Keys pronounces upon individuals. Therefore, it would be wicked to remove private Absolution from the Church. If anyone despises Absolution, he does not understand what the forgiveness of sins or the Power of the Keys is. - Apology of the Augsburg Confession XII:3-5
Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions. 1st edition. St. Louis: Concordia, 2005
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