What are 4 differences between the Catholic church and Luther's teachings?

Answer 1

Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church as taught nothing but that which She has received from Her founder, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, for over twenty centuries. Martin Luther taught his own philosophy and religion in order to justify that kind of life he wanted to live. The Catholic Church teaches that man is justified by the gratuitous gift of God in baptism and that from that moment on justification is a process in which he must cooperate, by the Grace given him by God, in his own justification. This is taught all through Scripture. Martin Luther denied all of this, saying that the only thing necessary was to believe, and ignore the rest of Scripture, and that you will die and instantly go to heaven. The Catholic Church has always taught the doctrine that Our Blessed Savior taught, in that, God gives us the grace to cooperate with Him and to become perfect - as nothing imperfect can enter heaven. If we fail to complete that in this life, God, in His infinite mercy, perfects us after death, in a process called "purgatory". Also, we can help those not yet perfect through our prayers, this is because we are all part of the Mystical Body of Christ, and are all being saved together. Martin Luther denied all of this, he denied that man was capable of being perfected. He denied that man was capable of cooperating with God's grace. He viewed man as a totally worthless thing - a pile of manure covered with snow (pardon me, his words, not mine). All differences between the teachings can be reduced to: the teachings of the Catholic Church are those of God, they are divine and capable, through the might of God, in saving a person. The teachings of Martin Luther are so many figments of his sin obsessed imagination and can do nothing, as he himself taught.

Answer 2

because he thought:

•You Don't have to go to Church to get your soul cleaned.

•The Church is wrong to sell indulgences which buy time out of Purgatory.

•Read The Bible in your own language and not Latin.

•Its wrong to make an image of God.

•The Church is too rich.

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AnswerMartin Luther listed 95 Theses (attached below) that he believed the Church was in error. Actually most of them were already Catholic doctrine, although some of them were just completely off the wall. However, Martin Luther, once he left the Church to form his own Church completely rejected the doctrine of faith and works which is taught in the Bible maintaining that faith alone was even to save you. To maintain this position he had to throw the book of James out of the Bible, the only book in which "faith" and "alone" are found together, with the word "NOT" in front of them - see James 2:24. Along with this he rejected the sacraments of confirmation, Holy Orders, Matrimony, and Anointing. For a complete discussion of the difference see "The Facts About Luther" by Msgr. Patrick F. O'Hare, LL.D.

Luther believed that the church used their power for the wrong ways.

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The Catholic Church's beliefs are all those that are taught to her by Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Our Blessed Lord promised His Church ("My Church") that He would be with it until the end of the world, and that the gates of hell would not prevail against it. Martin Luther's beliefs were entirely his own, he attempted to edit the Bible to conform to his beliefs and plainly stated in his translation that if his translation did not conform to the Greek original, they would have to take his word for it, as he said so. His beliefs are in no way guaranteed by God, (please note in the quote below, you must supply the "a" in P_pist as the computer thinks it is inflammatory, but it is the original quote from Martin Luther):

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from the website Beggars All: Reformation and Apologetics:

"Martin Luther ADDED words to the Bible that were not there. When he was confronted with this sin of adding to the Bible he replied: "Because Dr. Martin Luther will have it so!" This man was one ego-maniac with delusions of popehood." (from An Open Letter on Translating By Martin Luther, 1530)

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"Romans 3:28 states, "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law" (NKJV). Martin Luther, in his German translation of the Bible, specifically added the word "allein" (English 'alone') to Romans 3:28-a word that is not in the original Greek. Martin Luther reportedly said, "You tell me what a great fuss the P*pists are making because the word alone in not in the text of Paul...say right out to him: 'Dr. Martin Luther will have it so,'...I will have it so, and I order it to be so, and my will is reason enough. I know very well that the word 'alone' is not in the Latin or the Greek text" (Stoddard J. Rebuilding a Lost Faith. 1922, pp. 101-102; see also Luther M. Amic. Discussion, 1, 127). This passage strongly suggests that Martin Luther viewed his opinions, and not the actual Bible as the primary authority--a concept which this author will name prima Luther."

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"By September 1522, Luther had translated the New Testament into his version of the German Bible. It is to be noted that Luther taught a false doctrine that man was saved by faith alone, and upon his own recognizance and without any authority, he added the word "alone" to Romans 3:28, ... thereby ignoring all of the verses which admonish anyone not to add to or take away from, the Holy Word of GOD. He displayed his inflated ego and total arrogance, when he wrote the following regarding his addition:"If your P*pist annoys you with the word (alone), tell him straightway, Dr. Martin Luther will have it so: P*pist and ass are one and the same thing. Whoever will not have my translation, let him give it the go-by: the devil's thanks to him who censures it without my will and knowledge. Luther will have it so, and he is a doctor above all the doctors in Popedom."Amic. Discussion, 1, 127. Demonizing again! My My, tsk tsk, such language Dr Luther, and didn't he elevate himself above everyone on earth?This is the example set by the first Protestant, for his version of the command of Jesus Christ of, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" (Matthew 22:36-40)."

Answer 3

Very simply, Luther believed that the Catholic Church was idolatrous; that it's reverence for its conventions was tantamount to worshiping the products of man. Luther's belief in the infallible nature of scripture meant that Luther was uncomfortable with ritualistic practices without scriptural precedent. For example, he takes particular exception to the Eucharist, finding fault with the Catholic assertion that the bread is transubstantiated into the body of Christ through human works. This was key to Luther; where Catholicism reverenced works, Luther saw faith as the most important element of Christian belief.

He also proposed a personal relationship with a vernacular scripture, not one mediated through the Catholic framework of Sainthood and papal authority. The level of detail available here is huge, and I encourage you to contact me if you'd like anymore. The key difference lies in Luther's view that the Catholic reverence of human convention and works was idolatrous. He saw this as a barrier to faith.

Answer 4

Martin Luther believed salvation came through faith in the grace of God, not by works. He believed authority lies in the scriptures not in tradition or Popes, Bishops, Cardinals, Priests, and other church officers. Out of the Seven Roman Catholic sacraments he rejected all but two: Communion and Baptism.

Martin Luther stated that he did not believe the papacy part of the biblical church. Luther also believed that the right to interpret scripture was not the exclusive right of popes. Luther also asserted that Mass is not a sacrifice, but a gift, to be received with Thanksgiving by the whole congregation. He encouraged private confession and absolution rather than confession being compulsory.

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Catholic Answer

The primary difference between Luther's teachings and the Catholic Church is that the Catholic Church believes that revelation closed with the death of the Apostle John at the turn of the century and that the Church is only authorized to teach what has been revealed to her by Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. Martin Luther, instead, believed that his interpretation of religion trumped everything: the Bible, the Apostles, the Pope, and the Bishops. He wrote volumes trying to justify himself, and he heavily edited the Bible in order to get it to agree with himself. Other protestant revolters objected to his throwing books out of the New Testament and putting words into St. Paul's mouth, but they left the Old Testament as Martin Luther had edited it.