Schaff - History of the Christian Church Vol. 8 - Media Sabda Org

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4. Whosoever seeks or shows another door, errs—yea, is a murderer of
souls and a robber.
7. Christ is the head of all believers who are his body; but without him
the body is dead.
8. All who live in this Head are his members and children of God. And
this is the Church, the communion of saints, the bride of Christ, the
Ecclesia catholica.
15. Who believes the gospel shall be saved; who believes not, shall be
damned. For in the gospel the whole truth is clearly contained.
16. From the gospel we learn that the doctrines and traditions of men
are of no use to salvation.
17. Christ is the one eternal high-priest. Those who pretend to be
highpriests resist, yea, set aside, the honor and dignity of Christ.
18. Christ, who offered himself once on the cross, is the sufficient and
perpetual sacrifice for the sins of all believers. Therefore the mass is no
sacrifice, but a commemoration of the one sacrifice of the cross, and a
seal of the redemption through Christ.
19. Christ is the only Mediator between God and us.
22. Christ is our righteousness. From this it follows that our works are
good so far as they are Christ’s, but not good so far as they are our
own.
24. Christians are not bound to any works which Christ has not
commanded. They may eat at all times all kinds of food.
26. Nothing is more displeasing to God than hypocrisy.
27. All Christians are brethren.
28. Whatsoever God permits and has not forbidden, is right. Therefore
marriage is becoming to all men.
34. The spiritual [hierarchical] power, so called, has no foundation in
the Holy Scriptures and the teaching of Christ. f91
35. But the secular power [of the state] is confirmed by the teaching
and example of Christ. f92