How Did Martin Luther's Influence On History

Martin Luther was one of the most influential people in history. He believed that salvation could be achieved only through God’s mercy. Luther changed Christianity when he started the Protestant Reformation against the Catholic Church in the 16th century. He questioned some of the basic techniques of the Catholic Church causing him to want a change, he wanted to make a difference. Followers of Luther were known as Protestants. There were many important events in his life that has shaped history and himself. Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483 in Eisleben, Saxony in southeast Germany. He grew up into a strict German Catholic family. He often struggled with a guilty conscience and a great fear of God until he realized the doctrine of justification by faith. Luther’s father was a miner and he wanted Luther to become a lawyer knowing the mining business was hard. Luther wasn’t comfortable with becoming a lawyer. He compared his experiences of studying to become a lawyer to hell. Luther looked to become a monk which upsetted his father a lot. With him becoming a monk caused him to start the reformation against the Catholic Church. …show more content…
In 1517, Pope Leo X sold indulgences to those of the church. Indulgences were basically tickets into the gateways of heaven. This angered Luther which made him create the 95 theses. The 95 theses were ideas that demoralized the sell of indulgences and explained that it was ruining people’s faith. Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the church and also sent a copy to the Archbishop ordering him to stop selling these indulgences. The printing press helped many copies of Luther’s 95 theses spread throughout Germany. The Pope told Luther to disavow his 95 theses. He refused, which caused the church to respond