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What were some of the signs of religious vitality in 15th and early 16th century society?
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In the struggle for the pure teaching of the Gospel, then initiated mainly by German, Swiss, and French teachers of the church, Rome was unwilling to give in. This led to the formation of denominational churches.
The Reformation started off with Luther's fight against abuse in the sale of indulgences, seemingly a matter of practical significance only to the church, but in reality it revealed that ecclesiastical matters had become closely entwined with finance, economics, and politics
The Reformation changed the face of the world but did not restore pure Bible teachings.
For example, the early Christians had no pictorial art, and the so-called Church Fathers viewed the veneration of an image as an "aberration and offense." By the end of the fourth century, however, the churches were already full of portrait images of Jesus, Mary, the apostles, angels, and the prophets. According to Epiphanius of Salamis, the ones portrayed received improper veneration when persons curtsied before them. Gradually, the warning "guard yourselves from idols" began to be ignored.
Prince Albert of Brandenburg acquired several influential positions in the church. He had to pay the Vatican the equivalent of about a quarter of a million dollars, financed by a bank loan. The pope appointed Archbishop Albert as his commissioner for indulgences for central Germany and allowed him half of the profits to repay his debts.
preachers canvassed effectively, assuring "total remission of all sins" and immediate release from purgatory. Strictly speaking, the church offered only remission from church penalties, but people believed that the indulgence letters would free them from all sin. Martin Luther was indignant and, in 1517, published his famous 95 theses, "out of love for truth," Some rejoiced that finally one man had taken a stand against the Roman oppression.
The call for reform in the 16th century led to a restoration of neither the "universal" church nor early Christian teachings but caused only a splitting of apostate Christendom into apostate parts that separated again.
Apostate teachers, mixed pure Bible teachings with Greek philosophy and introduced unscriptural doctrines such as immortality of the soul, hellfire, and the Trinity.-Acts 20:29, 30.
By using doctrines of men and mixing their ministry with worldly things, including politics, Christendom's leaders, as in the days of Luther, undermine The Bible's authority. Therefore, having a mere form of godly devotion(2Tim3:5).
Jesus set the pattern by teaching with the inspired Scriptures, saying of God's Word: "Your word is truth." (John 17:17; Luke 24:44) By deviating from this pattern, the clergy rejected the Bible as the highest authority and were caught in the trap of human teachings. Luther reproached them, saying: "Teachings of men are preached by those who say that the soul flies (out of purgatory) as soon as money jingles in the box.
this was a general abandonment of early Christian teachings.(Hebrews13:5)
Roman Catholic Church historians have asserted that Luther's nailing of the 95 theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg on October 31, 1517, is "a legend of history by the Protestant church. This is a clear understanding why Christendom remains terminally ill in our day
History also points to the existence of modern Christians who "keep on the watch," are "no part of the world," and put God's Kingdom first. (John 17:16) This information has helped many people to identify Jesus' true followers today.
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What new religious ideas set the stage of the reform movements of the mid 19th century?
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