Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great speaker and social activist. However, in his writings he denied the deity of Christ, His virgin birth and His resurrection. He lumped all religions into the same class. So it appears he was not a Christian in the born-again evangelical sense.
Jesus Christ and Martin Luther King Jr. (Many more though)
Martin Luther king....Elvis .........Cristina Agulera........Jesus.............Equality 7-2521
They both wanted everyone to love each other. Besides their differences.
He told them the truth: they were being greedy and almost entirely the opposite of what they should have been as Christian leaders. Nobody likes being told they are wrong, especially when they know it to be true and when people might start to realise and do something about it. In their case, the easiest way out was to simply excommunicate him and denounce him as a heretic, or an evildoer of many types.
Desiderius Eramsmus was a very important scholar . In 1509he published a book , The Praise of Folly, in which criticized corrupt clergy. Erasmus also wanted to get rid of some church rituals , he emphasized devotion to God and the teachings of Jesus. Martin Luther added his voice to the call for reform. He nailed a list of complaints about the church to the door of a church in Wittenberg in the German state of Saxony. Luther's list of complaints is called the Ninety-Five Theses .
he died to destroy your sins for killing another
The answer will surely vary but some believe the first to combine Judeo-Christian teachings on righteousness and social justice with secular philosophical humanism was Justin Martyr in the 2nd Century AD. See related link below for more historical developments:
jesus loves him.
Ignatius Loyola was against Martin Luther. Loyola was the founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), a Catholic religious order that played a significant role in the Counter-Reformation aimed at combating Protestantism. Martin Luther, on the other hand, was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation that opposed certain teachings and practices of the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther rebelled regarding the indulgences and practices of the Church, not about the teaching of the church which were created by a Roman leader named Constantine in 325 CE in Nicea. Many of the teachings were anti Jesus, nut inclusive.
Love Your Enemies.!>
The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ. The Lutheran Church was founded by Martin Luther, a mere man. The Catholics feel they have kept the teachings and traditions passed down to us intact while Luther picked and chose what his church would follow, tossing out those articles of faith he had a personal disagreement with.
Many people have been inspired by Jesus - I'm pretty sure Martin Luther King was as well....
Martin Luther believed that salvation could only be achieved through faith in Jesus Christ, not through good works or deeds. He advocated for salvation by faith alone by emphasizing the importance of personal belief in Jesus as the only way to be saved, rather than relying on rituals or traditions of the Catholic Church. Luther's teachings sparked the Protestant Reformation and led to the formation of new Christian denominations that emphasized salvation through faith.
Martin Luther believed that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not through good works or the authority of the church. This differed from the prevailing view of his time, which taught that salvation could be earned through good deeds and following the teachings of the church. Luther's beliefs sparked the Protestant Reformation and led to the formation of new Christian denominations.
Martin Luther was a priest and monk. He was excommunicated for his protest. He did not found any order in the Roman Catholic Church.Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus, now known as the Jesuits. The current Pope is the first Jesuit to become a Pope.
Yes, he was a reverend and a preacher.