Catechesis: Ap XXVII MONASTIC VOWS

In the Confession we have said that the forgiveness of sins is received freely for Christ’s sake, through faith. If this is not the true voice of the Gospel, if it not the statement of the eternal Father which Thou who art in the bosom of the Father hast revealed to the world—then the charge against us is true. But thy death is a witness, thy resurrection is a witness, the Holy Spirit is a witness; the whole Church is a witness: this is truly the teaching of the Gospel that we receive forgiveness of sins not because of our merits but because of Thee, through faith.—Ap XXVII:13