The Doctrine of Justification

Outline for “The Doctrine of Justification”

Introduction

The introduction will have the necessary background which is must for the readers to review, so, that they get a general idea that what “Doctrine of justification” is all about.

Discussion

The body will comprise of three main points. The points will be:

Importance of subject of justification

History of the Lutheran Catholic Joint Declaration on Justification

General comments on the document

Conclusion

The conclusion will wrap up the whole paper in a nutshell and tell the readers that the highlights of the details, which they have covered in the discussion part of the paper.

The Doctrine of Justification

Introduction

The doctrine of justification was of paramount importance for the Lutheran Reformation of the sixteenth century. In fact, it would be the first and leading article, while others rector and judge other Christian doctrines. The version was then held and defended in particular for its unique appreciation against the theology and the Roman Catholic Church at the time that, in turn, supported and defended a doctrine of justification otherwise. From the perspective of the Reformation, the justification was the root of all conflicts, and both the Lutheran Confessions as at the Council of Trent, the Roman Catholic Church was no convictions of both doctrines. This latter is still in force causing divisions within the Church. From the perspective of the Reformation, the justification was the root of all conflicts, and both the Lutheran Confessions as at the Council of Trent, the Roman Catholic Church was no convictions of both doctrines. This latter is still in force causing divisions within the Church.

For the Lutheran tradition, the doctrine of justification maintains that condition. Hence, from the beginning occupied a prominent place in the official dialogue Lutheran-Roman Catholic. With regard to discussions on the doctrine of justification, approaches and findings of the reports of the dialogues and the responses inequalities reflect a high degree of agreement. Therefore, it is time to take stock of the results of the dialogues and summarize this doctrine to inform our churches about the same in order that they can make subsequent decisions binding.

One purpose of this Joint Statement is to demonstrate that, from this dialogue, the Lutheran and Roman Catholic churches are in a position to articulate a common understanding of our justification by grace through faith in Christ. It should be noted that encompasses all that one and another church teaches about justification, simply to pick a consensus on basic truths of the doctrine and showing that the remaining differences in their explanation, and do not lead to doctrinal convictions.

Our statement is not a fresh approach or separates from the dialogue reports and other documents published to date, not replace them. Rather, as evidenced by the list of sources contained in the Annex, nourished by the same and the arguments presented in them.

As with the dialogues, themselves, this Joint Declaration is based on the belief that by overcoming the issues in dispute and doctrinal convictions of the past, the churches do not take the latter and deny their ...