The Lutheran Confession
The Book of Concord and Lutheran Doctrine
The Lutheran Confession covers the confessional documents of the Lutheran Church — including the Augsburg Confession, Luther's Catechisms, and the Formula of Concord — collected in the Book of Concord (1580).
About the Lutheran Confession
Everything you need to understand this historic confession — its origins, its theology, and its enduring place in the life of the Church.
Adopted 1580
Forged by the Book of Concord, the Lutheran Confession has guided Christian thought and worship for centuries — a confession tested by time and affirmed by the Church.
Theological Clarity
The Lutheran Confession answers the most essential questions of the Christian faith — who God is, who Christ is, and what the Church believes together. Explore it article by article.
One Faith, Shared Heritage
With 33,000 denominations and one Church, the historic creeds are our common ground. This site exists to make that shared heritage clearly explained and freely available to every believer, student, and seeker.
Why This Site Exists
The Lutheran Confession covers the confessional documents of the Lutheran Church — including the Augsburg Confession, Luther's Catechisms, and the Formula of Concord — collected in the Book of Concord (1580).
The Heavenly Network, in partnership with The Christian Chain, has developed this network of Church Creed and Confession sites in order to make the historic faith of the Church clearly explained, faithfully presented, and freely accessible to every believer, student, and seeker who wants to understand what the whole Church has always believed together.
Ephesians 4:4–6"There is one body and one Spirit — just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call — one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all."
Lutheran Tradition — 1580
Book of Concord
Latest Articles
Explore our most recent writing on this creed — its history, theology, and ongoing significance for the church today.
Martin Luther: The Man Behind the Lutheran Confession
Martin Luther was an Augustinian monk, a university professor, and a pastor who became the most consequential figure of the Protestant Reformation. His convictions — forged in the monastery, tested at Worms, and expressed in the catechisms — shaped every document in the Book of Concord.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 11, 2026
The Diet of Augsburg (1530): When Lutherans Stood Before the Emperor
On June 25, 1530, Philip Melanchthon's Augsburg Confession was read aloud before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. It was one of the most consequential moments in church history — Lutheranism's formal declaration of faith to the world.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 4, 2026
Grace Alone: The Theological Heart of the Lutheran Confession
Sola gratia — grace alone — is the beating heart of the Lutheran Confession. The Book of Concord insists that salvation is entirely God's work, not a cooperation between divine grace and human effort. This article traces how that conviction shapes every major Lutheran confession.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
March 28, 2026