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Martin Luther debated with Johann Eck, a Catholic scholar who disagreed with Luther's theses. He (Eck) originally was going to debate with Carlstadt, one of Luther's friends, however Luther tagged along to the debate and interjected himself into the debate.
During this debate, Eck accused Luther of believing in the theories of Jon Hus, an early reformer in Bohemia who was accused of heresy and burned at the stake. Luther eventually admitted that Hus was correct in his theories of following Scripture and going against practices such as Indulgences. Also in the course of the debate, Luther admitted that church Councils and even the Pope could be wrong and that only the Scriptures were correct.
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What position taken by Luther in his debate with Eck at Leipzig in 1519 revealed him as an unshriven unrepentant apostate?
Luther's position was to defiend jans hus
Why did Luther have a conflict with the Roman Catholic Church?
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church."Because the roman catholic church was taking the tithe money and using it for themselves!" This was the original answer posted by someone else, however, it is highly inaccurate and doesn't give the full picture. Martin Luther disagreed with many things. 1: The authority of the Church. Martin Luther did NOT believe in the Pope as the authority of the Church. After the resurrection, Jesus gave the keys of his Church to Peter to be the "physical" leader in His stead. After Peter died, a new leader was chosen and since then, Catholics have always had a Pope. 2: "By Faith alone we are saved" Martin Luther believed that if one just has faith, then he/she is saved and claimed that it was even written in the Bible. When Martin Luther translated the Bible from original Greek to German he added words. Such as, Romans 3:28, "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith {"allein" (English 'alone')} apart from the deeds of the law." Allein, was added in by Martin Luther and even some Protestant scholars have admitted that this is true, though some denied it. Catholics strongly disagree with the "Faith alone" statement and insist that one must also try to be perfect AND faithful. --This also ties in with Martin Luther's disagreement with confession and repentance. He states, "Be a sinner, and sin boldly, but believe more boldly still. Sin shall not drag us away from Him, even should we commit fornication or murder thousands and thousands of times a day (Luther, M. Letter of August 1, 1521 as quoted in Stoddard, p.93)." Yet Catholics firmly believe in the repentance of one's sins. There are many other things that Martin Luther disagreed with the Catholic faith. As to the answer left beforehand, many people have the misconception that the Catholics were "money hogs." In actuality, the Church was quite poor and what little money it did have, was spent on the long and painstaking process of translating and hand-printing the Bible and distributing them among Churches around Europe, during the middle ages. That point of time with the Church does not tie in with Martin Luther..Answer from a Catholic who used to be a LutheranI'm sorry, but people have to stop dancing around the main issue here. If you actually read Martin Luther's own writings, the man had a problem with alcohol and sex. The man threw off his lifelong religious vows of chastity, obedience, and poverty without so much as a by-your-leave and proceeded to trash the Church for anything he could think of to get the attention off himself as he broke every commandment Our Blessed Lord left us. Martin Luther did not want to try to be good and follow God, so he made up his own religion that allowed him to "sin and sin greatly" and God would still save him, in spite of his sin (his words, not mine). Martin Luther disagreed with the Church because the Church had constantly taught the morality of Jesus calling people to "repent and believe in the Gospel." Luther did NOT want to repent, nor did he want to believe in the Gospel, he wanted to believe that he was saved - period. So the Catholic faith that Our Blessed Lord entrusted to St. Peter and his successors had to go. The German princes loved it as they no longer had to send tithes to Rome, so they followed Luther into the gutter, and took the Church away from the common people.
What issues did Martin Luther have with the Catholic church?
Luther's refusal to retract his writings in confrontation with the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by Pope Leo X and declaration as an outlaw. His translation of the Bible into the language of the people made the Scriptures more accessible, causing a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture. It fostered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation, and influenced the translation of the King James Bible. His hymns inspired the development of congregational singing within Christianity. His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage within Protestantism. Historical debate has concentrated on Luther's writings about the Jews.
What change to Christian Church practice was suggested by Martin Luther?
The changes that Martin Luther "suggested" were contained in the 95 Theses, a collection of 95 complaints that Martin Luther had about the Church which he wished to debate on, they are at the link below. A quick perusal of them suggests that Martin Luther, despite being an Augustinian Friar and a reputed doctor of Theology knew little of his Catholic faith as most of these Theses are and were already the common teaching of the Church, while a few of them were totally off the wall, so to speak. One explanation might be that the changes he was actually suggesting were to better educate the laity, although one can only speculate. For instance in # 16 Luther suggests that "There seems to be the same difference between hell, purgatory, and heaven as between despair, uncertainty, and assurance. These is manifest heresy as anyone in purgatory is certain of heaven and joyful as they are being purged solely for the purpose of entering heaven. One wonders, while reading the theses exactly what Luther was really suggesting, that people didn't understand, that he didn't understand; it seems beyond credibility that he could suggest that the Church was teaching manifest heresy. And then in 52 he suggests "It is vain to rely on salvation by letters of indulgence, even if the commissary, or indeed the pope himself, were to pledge his own soul for their validity." Again, one wonders what Luther was suggesting here, as a priest he would know better than anyone that indulgences have nothing whatsoever to do with salvation, and only apply to penance for already forgiven sin.
Is debate a verb or a noun?
The word 'debate' is both a verb (debate, debates, debating, debated) and a noun (debate, debates).
What was the Leipzig Debate?
The Leipzig Debate (German: Leipziger Disputation) was a theological disputation originally between Andreas Karlstadt and Johann Eck. Eck, a defender of Catholic doctrine, had challenged Karlstadt to a public debate concerning the doctrines of free will and grace. The Leipzig Debate took place at Pleissenburg Castle (now the location of the city hall) in Leipzig, and lasted from June to July 1519.Martin Luther arrived in Leipzig and joined the debate in July 1519, at the invitation of Eck. Luther and Eck expanded the terms of the debate, to include matters such as purgatory, the sale of indulgences, the need for and methods of penance, and the legitimacy of papal authority.[1]A joint verdict on the outcome of the debate was to be issued by the University of Erfurt and the University of Paris, but the theological faculty of Erfurt recused itself. The faculty in Paris delivered a negative verdict on Luther's writings in 1521, but made no direct reference to the debate in Leipzig itself.
What was the result of the debate at leipzig?
Catholics win Luther runs away
What was the name of the debate in which Martin Luther made statements that later led to him being labeled a heretic?
Leipzig Debates against Eck on the nature of the word, sacraments, and the power/ primacy of the Pope
What position taken by Luther in his debate with Eck at Leipzig in 1519 revealed him as an unshriven unrepentant apostate?
Luther's position was to defiend jans hus
What country did Martin Luther first made his protests against the Roman Catholic Church?
The Reformation began in Germany on Oct. 31, 1517, when Martin Luther, an Augustinian university professor at Wittenberg, posted 95 theses inviting debate over the legitimacy of the sale of indulgences.
Who began a debate with the Catholic Church about the sale of indulgences that sparked the reformation?
Martin Luther
What drove Martin Luther to write the 95 theses and what was the outcome of that action?
to debate if these should be kept or not.
What in Martin luthers teachings inspired peasants to revolt?
Martin Luther's teachings inspired the peasants to revolt because his debate with the pope was so famous that they heard about it
What did Luther write that had a great influnece on reformation?
Martin Luther wrote and made public "The Ninety-Five Theses". This was a list of questions and propositions (mainly about the abuse of indulgences) for public debate.
What can you use as topic sentence for the question what were some ideas Luther wanted to debate?
One possible topic sentence could be: "Martin Luther sought to engage in debates on issues like indulgences, salvation by faith alone, the authority of the Pope, and translation of the Bible into the vernacular."
Did Martin Luther King Jr drive?
yes, Martin Luther King Jr did drive. however, after he engaged into politics, he was advised to be driven, so as not to crash and leave the anti racial debate fall down. also, there many racial car shootings at the time.
Luther's purpose for posting his Ninety-five Theses was to debate the church's position on monetary giving?
Luther's purpose for posting his Ninety-five Theses was to debate the church's position on monetary giving
