150 Quotes to Celebrate 150 Years of God’s Unchanging Grace in Christ
           Augsburg Confession Article II: Original Sin
 1 Our churches teach that since the fall of Adam [Romans 5:12], all who are naturally born are born with sin [Psalm 51:5], that is, without the fear of God, without trust in God, and with the inclination to sin, called concupiscence. 2 Concupiscence is a disease and original vice that is truly sin. It damns and brings eternal death on those who are not born anew through Baptism and the Holy Spirit [John 3:5].
3 Our churches condemn the Pelagians and others who deny that original depravity is sin, thus obscuring the glory of Christ’s merit and benefits. Pelagians argue that a person can be justified before God by his own strength and reason. (Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions, ed. Paul Timothy McCain, 31-32 (St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 2005).)
Service of Celebration on June 24, 2018 @ 2pm
Meal and Fellowship to follow.