Martin Luther's Religious Beliefs

Martin Luther lived in Germany and his father was would encourage him to study law and become a lawyer as was practical during his time. One day he was walking along the road and lightning struck a tree near him and the explosion blew him away but that day he realized that God had saved him. It was due to this religious event that he felt inspired to become a monk. Luther was afraid of the possibility of not going into heaven and because of this fear turned to the Bible for comfort. He discovered that he had been taught wrongly by the church for Faith was the way into heaven instead of performing good deeds as he was originally taught. Luther then made a list of things that he disliked about the church. He named these things the 95 Theses. …show more content…
These were used later on in the Protestant Reformation. One of the things he disliked the most was the power that the pope held. If the pope would order you to do something, you had to complete it. Another of the things that Luther disliked majorly was the indulgences of church. Indulgences were the church’s belief of Salvation. The church stated that someone could place a coin in a box and as soon as the coin hit the bottom their sin was forgiven. The church also believed that if someone you loved died, you could pay off their sins either by money or work. He did not like that the church made it seem as though they could buy their way into heaven. These theses are important because they led to a new way of thinking. They also led to a new