The purpose of my paper is to explain Martin luther view of christianity. During the time of the Protestant reformation there was corruption in the catholic Hierarchy. The popes involvement in warfare created resentment among political and spiritual european leaders. Church leaders were failing to meet the ordinary religious requirements. Martin luther believed that the bible was the only source of christian doctrine and that the only thing needed for salvation, which led to the theory of justification. Martin Luther's journey in preaching his beliefs started on all saints eve when Martin Luther publicly objected to the way preacher Johann Tetzel was selling indulgences. In Luther's opinion the
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luther questioned the churches trafficking in indulgences and called for a public debate of the 95 thesis he had written, instead his 95 thesis's spread across Germany as a call to reform, and the issues vastly became not indulgences but the authority of the catholic church, luther began questioning if the pope even had the right to be selling indulgences. luther believed that if you understand grace as a personal relationship of god to human beings which is unconditional and free. luther is mainly known for his brave statement when he nailed his 95 theses to the door of the catholic church. “it wasn't long before the revolution in …show more content…
Protestantism became a major focus in christianity It also influenced the social, economic, political , and the cultural life of the area.. During the 16th century Protestantism referred mainly to two schools of thought that arose in the reformation, and later during the 17th century the word had a different meaning the word was used to denote “orthodox” protestantants as apposed to those who were regarded by “anglicans” as unorthodox, these groups would be considered the Baptists or Quakers. Protestants share an adherence to the centrality of scripture as well as a doctrine of salvation through faith in Jesus Creist. The different protestant “denominations” have either kept or rejected the roman catholic ways of worship. “Anglican and lutheran churches have maintained liturgies and rituals similar to thoose of the roman catholic church, whereas denominations, such as Baptist, Presbyterians, pentecostals, and united church of crest have developed less litiurgical forms of worship”. Protestantism eliminated both monasticism and a celibate clergy they placed emphasis on family as the main focus and the main center of human life.Women at this time we still dominated by men, people however would be able to interpret the bible freely. The protestant reformation had many consequence, Europe was in crisis, wars
luther questioned the churches trafficking in indulgences and called for a public debate of the 95 thesis he had written, instead his 95 thesis's spread across Germany as a call to reform, and the issues vastly became not indulgences but the authority of the catholic church, luther began questioning if the pope even had the right to be selling indulgences. luther believed that if you understand grace as a personal relationship of god to human beings which is unconditional and free. luther is mainly known for his brave statement when he nailed his 95 theses to the door of the catholic church. “it wasn't long before the revolution in …show more content…
Protestantism became a major focus in christianity It also influenced the social, economic, political , and the cultural life of the area.. During the 16th century Protestantism referred mainly to two schools of thought that arose in the reformation, and later during the 17th century the word had a different meaning the word was used to denote “orthodox” protestantants as apposed to those who were regarded by “anglicans” as unorthodox, these groups would be considered the Baptists or Quakers. Protestants share an adherence to the centrality of scripture as well as a doctrine of salvation through faith in Jesus Creist. The different protestant “denominations” have either kept or rejected the roman catholic ways of worship. “Anglican and lutheran churches have maintained liturgies and rituals similar to thoose of the roman catholic church, whereas denominations, such as Baptist, Presbyterians, pentecostals, and united church of crest have developed less litiurgical forms of worship”. Protestantism eliminated both monasticism and a celibate clergy they placed emphasis on family as the main focus and the main center of human life.Women at this time we still dominated by men, people however would be able to interpret the bible freely. The protestant reformation had many consequence, Europe was in crisis, wars