How Did The Protestant Reformation Influence Martin Luther's Early Life

Martin Luther was a very influential figure in the Christian life in the early 1500s. He spoke out against many of the teaching and practices of the Church and was eventually excommunicated due to his teachings. Luther was initiator of the Protestant Reformation and played a big part in the attempt to reform the Catholic Church. He believed in God’s grace rather than reward based on good deeds. Martin Luther’s most influential accomplishment was the Protestant Reformation, more specifically his Ninety-Five Theses. Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses came about during the time when the church was selling indulgences to help rebuild the church in Rome. Luther did not agree with this and though indulgences should not be sold, or even be done for that …show more content…
Although, the Protestant Reformation was very important and without it, many other religions would not be here today, Luther’s beliefs caused him to be killed. Now, I’m not sure if this is more questioning on the Pope or Luther, but you would think they would have been able to make some sort of agreement where they could agree to disagree. On Luther’s part, there must have been a better way to communicated that he wasn’t in agreeance with the indulgences going on. He took a fairly passive-aggressive way of going about the whole thing. He posted the theses on the door and just waited for someone to find them. Now there is some skepticism about whether or not he actually nailed it on the door, but it was posted or sent somewhere and traveled throughout the continent quickly. On the Pope’s part, Luther should not have been killed. He already had been excommunicated, but death seems a little extreme. Especially since it says in the Bible not to murder. You would think the Pope, of all people, would follow that commandment. Nevertheless, what happened has happened and we can only study the reasoning behind it and try to avoid future