Excerpt from Discipline, Articles of Faith and Synodical Constitution, as Adopted by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina and Adjacent States, in Synod Assembled: To Which Is Added, a Liturgy and Some Forms of Prayer for Families and Individuals Furthermore, as your Imperial Majesty has frequently declared (and especially at the Diet held at Spire, A. D 1526) that your Majesty would not issue a decree in matters of religion, but would apply to the Roman Pon tiff to call a general council, therefore we do now express our readiness to plead our cause before your Imperial Majesty in such a general council as has been desired by the Electors, Princes, &c. In all the Imperial Diets held during your Majesty's reign. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This document's purpose is to spell out the Church's understanding of the nature of revelation--the process whereby God communicates with human beings. It touches upon questions about Scripture, tradition, and the teaching authority of the Church. The major concern of the document is to proclaim a Catholic understanding of the Bible as the "word of God." Key elements include: Trinitarian structure, roles of apostles and bishops, and biblical reading in a historical context.