Martin Luther's Contribution To Reformation

Martin Luther was born during a time where the Catholic Church had much power and reformation was a must and needed for a system that had lost its touch with the teachings of Jesus. Martin Luther became an important figure that is believed to have started the Reformation process of 1517. During this process he challenged, the process for the retribution of sins, sexuality amongst priest and nouns, and the denial of free will.
All these contributions to Christianity, psychology and reformation lead him to be a part of history. Martin Luther was born in eastern Germany in 1483, in his book The Bondage of Free will, a book written by Luther reprinted in 2011, and we read how Luther grew up in a traditional Germanic Christian home, which enforced the thinking of God as a harsh Judge. It wasn’t until 1507 that he became an ordained in the Augustinian order. Martin Luther continued his studies as an adult, which led him to become the professor of Biblical studies. It was at that moment that he became familiar with the teaching of St. Paul that rekindled his hart (Luther. 2011). This spark provided the desire needed for what he was most famous …show more content…
Paul’s teaching’s and de-emphasizes Church rituals, and the hierarchy in place. Martin Luther wrote what was thought by most scholars to be the beginning of Reformation, the ninety-five theses to the door of the White Castle in Wittenberg. This paper contained mostly challenges to the hierarchy in place and opposed the Catholics churches views on the views of indulgence and Sexuality amongst priest and nouns (Hergenhahn & Henley 2014). His main points on these two subjects appealed to a personal God for the forgiveness of our sins and celibacy amongst Monks and nouns should not whey as a factor for doing the work of God. His challenge was that a married servant that participates in a healthy sexuality within the context of the word should not be denied the right to priest