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Lutheran
The Lutheran branch of Christianity was named after one of the earliest Protestants, Martin Luther. His thesis, which asked questions about the beliefs of the Catholic church, was nailed to the cathedral door. Some Lutherans believe 'The Book of Concord,' published in 1580, contains authoritative explanations of Scripture.
617 Questions
What did the 95 Theses criticize?
The 95 Theses challenged the authority of the Roman Catholic church.
The Swedish leader and Lutheran who led a movement to oust the Hapsburgs from Germany was?
Gustavus II led an attack against the Hapsburg Catholics in Germany.
Did Martin Luther nail his thesis to the door?
In a bit of hyperbole, This day in history writes: On October 31 in 1517, the priest and scholar Martin Luther approaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nails a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation. You may read them at the link below, but be prepared, they are neither revolutionary nor did they start the protestant revolt, they were very Catholic theses for the most part.
How did Luther Calvin and Henry VIII break with the Catholic Church?
wow...thats a real dumb answer....there certainly was theft by certain corrupt priests and some bishops may have been involved...there have been corrupt popes and heterodox popes...even in the present day...such as pope paul vi...the catholic faith never changed anything in the bible it always followed it in conjunction with tradition (as the originator of christianity)...after all the bible itself comes from tradition...it was established by the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH at the COUNCIL of NICAEA in the 300's...so to all protestants that believe in sola scriptura (bible alone as a source of faith and teaching) know that ur bible was completely compiled and determined by the CATHOLIC CHURCH....
NOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
Martin Luther saw some real abuses in the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH...corrupt thieving power and possession hungry bishops of noble birth....not to mention selling of indulgences...due to his lack of formal education and what not...he did not know the above teaching as it truly is...he had no love for philosophy or rational thought...so when the church addressed and corrected the issues at the council of trent...martin luther, not out of spite but simply with good intention (due to his lack of formal education) never came to terms with them...although he considered himself CATHOLIC till the day he died...Henry VIII wasp appointed defender of the faith (fidei defensor) by Pope Leo X due to his opposition to Martin Luther...Henry actually wrote a pamphlet attacking Luther's 95 theses...At a later time he wanted a male heir and seeing that his wife could not provide him one he requested a divorce....divorces are not alllowed... they already had a kid so an anullment (declaring that the marriage never existed) was out of the question...when the Pope would not grant hiim an anullment (and rightly so) he established his own church (with him as the head) in response...honestly i have no idea how somebody can be Anglican knowing this history...U recognize Thomas More (Henry's advisor who he executed because he would not leave Roman Catholicism) as a saint and he was executed by the founder of your faith who was a philanderer, serial wife murderer, and basically a big baby....so there
Did The Lutheran Church originate from Martin Luther's reforms?
Yes, the Lutheran Church did originate from the teachings of the Protestant reformer, Martin Luther. The Lutheran Church has many synods, or branches, with each differing slightly in belief. It is important to note that the Lutheran Church today may differ from some of Martin Luther's ideals, as he was one of many reformers or renewers of the Church. Martin Luther had concerns with the immoral practices occurring in the Roman Catholic Church during his time. Today the Roman Catholic Church has abandoned many of those practices.
Why did Martin Luther post his 95 Theses against the Catholic Church?
One can only guess, if you read through the 95 Theses, some of them are remarkable in that they are orthodox Catholic teaching, and always have been. Others are so far out in left field as to be totally inexplicable. History always says that Martin Luther was an Augustinian Friar and a teacher of theology. I find this very difficult to reconcile with his famous 95 Theses - I can not picture a first year theologian asking any of these questions and being sober. Perhaps he wasn't?
Why did Martin Luther and other Protestants leave the Roman Catholic Church?
When the monk Martin Luther began the Protestant movement in the 15th Century, the Church was corrupt. Doctrines had crept in that were unbiblical and against what Jesus taught. These included purgatory, limbo, praying to saints, the accumulation of great wealth, especially by the Pope and monasteries, the over-veneration of Mary and many other doctrines which had little historical evidence. Luther and others saw these as gross heresies. The most corrupt practice - and the one which led to Luther beginning the Reformation of the Church - was that of selling indulgences. As the Church believed in the unbiblical idea of purgatory priests sold certificates called Indulgences to unsuspecting grieving loved ones of those who had died, and, for a large sum of money, 'guaranteed' a certain number of years less in purgatory for their loved one, as the priest would pray for his or her soul. Many priests just pocketed the money and ended up very wealthy. While reading Paul's letter to the Romans, Luther realised that we are saved through faith in the Lord and not through paying our way into heaven. So he complained bitterly to the Church which then promptly excommunicated him. When the Protestant movement really took off, and millions were leaving Rome all over Europe, even the Roman Catholic Church realised that they should reform into the church we have today. However, there are still many doctrines even in the modern Roman Catholic Church that many protestants still regard as unbiblical and unChristian.
Answer: During the Middle Ages, the most powerful institutions in Europe were the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire. The empire was made up of hundreds of estates of various sizes and covered an area now occupied by Austria, the Czech Republic, eastern France, Germany, Switzerland, the Low Countries, and parts of Italy. Since the German estates comprised its major part, the empire came to be known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Each estate was ruled semiautonomously by a prince. The emperor himself was a Roman Catholic of the Austrian Habsburg family. Therefore, with the papacy and the empire in power, Europe was firmly in Roman Catholic hands.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, however, the established order was shaken. Throughout Europe there was widespread dissatisfaction with the excesses of the Roman Catholic Church. Such religious reformers as Martin Luther and John Calvin spoke of a return to Biblical values. Luther and Calvin found widespread support, and out of this movement grew the Reformation and Protestant religions. The Reformation split the empire into three faiths-Catholic, Lutheran, and Calvinist.
Catholics viewed Protestants with distrust, and Protestants held their Catholic rivals in disdain. This climate led to the formation of the Protestant Union and the Catholic League in the early 17th century. Some princes of the empire joined the Union, others the League. Europe-and the empire in particular-was a powder keg of suspicion that needed just one spark to send everything up in smoke. When that spark finally came, it started a conflict that lasted for the next 30 years. Luther's words and actions helped give birth to the Reformation-a religious movement described as "the most significant revolution in the history of mankind." He thus helped to change the religious landscape of Europe and to draw the curtain on medieval times on that continent. Luther also laid the basis for a standardized written German language. His translation of the Bible remains by far the most popular in the German language.Luther's understanding of how God views sinners brought him into conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. It was then widely believed that after death, sinners had to undergo punishment for a period of time. However, it was said that this time could be shortened by indulgences granted on the pope's authority in exchange for money. Luther was indignant about the sale of indulgences. He knew that men cannot bargain with God. In the autumn of 1517, he wrote his famous 95 theses, accusing the church of financial, doctrinal, and religious abuse. Wanting to encourage a reform, not a rebellion, Luther sent copies of his theses to Archbishop Albert of Mainz and to several scholars. Many historians point to 1517 or thereabouts as the birth of the Reformation.The question of church reform was no longer a local issue. It became a widespread controversy, and Martin Luther suddenly became the most famous man in Germany.
What month did martin Luther translate the Bible?
Martin Luther took from 1521 (exact date unknown) to September of 1522 to finish the New Testament. The Old Testament was completed in 1534.
What does the Epitaph on Martin Luther's tomb say in English?
Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty I'm free at last."
Oh it is very easy. All you have to do is to believe that Jesus died for your sins on the cross and also rose again.
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The Church if Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
"All people will be saved from physical death by the grace of God, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Each individual can also be saved from spiritual death as well by the grace of God, through faith in Jesus Christ. This faith is manifested in a life of obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel and service to Christ."
How did Martin Luther challange the Catholic Church?
Most of Martin Luther's problems with the Catholic Church were personal. The Catholic Church, as the only authorized representative of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, has always preached honesty, integrity, abstinence, sobriety, and personal responsibility before the Lord. Catholics believe that Martin Luther disagree with all of these things. They say that being unable to live up to them, he attacked the Church in other ways. He re-translated the Bible throwing out seven books from the Old Testament and putting in words in the New Testament to make a "Bible" that agreed with his personal philosophy. In attacking the Church, he started by posting 95 Theses, a copy of which is attached below.
What was the connection between Luther and Calvin?
John Calvin was a French Portestant who believed what Luther said was right and tried to convince others to become protestants.
What were Luther's three main ideas?
Martin Luther believed that Christians are saved by grace through faith in God, and that grace alone., not by the selling or buying of indulgences, not by doing good works, and certainly not through the viewing or touching of ancient relics. This belief greatly contradicted the beliefs of the Catholic Church and their practices of selling indulgences, and collecting money from the people to view relics. Although Martin Luther was the first leader to openly depart from the Roman Catholic church, he did not originally set out to start his own church. Rather, Luther was a committed church man who sought discussion and change in the church. As a monk, Luther struggled to understand his relationship to God, and felt unworthy of God's attention. His eventual conclusion was that he was not worthy of approaching God. Thus, any understanding and especially salvation was not deserved or earned in any way, but was purely a gift of grace from God. "... all that the Pope decrees and does I will receive on condition that I first test it by the Holy Scriptures." Martin Luther (1520) in Snyder, p. 41 This led him to make several critiques of the Roman Catholic church, which included: * Luther emphasized the doctrine of justification by grace through faith. This emphasis on "faith alone" was a significant shift in perspective. In particular, it undercut the selling of "indulgences," artifacts sold by the church as symbols of religious devotion. By criticizing this practice Luther challenged an important source of revenue for the church. * Pushed by the church hierarchy and backed by some of the German nobility, Luther rejected the authority of the Pope. He suggested that the Bible alone should be the guide for Christian life, and that German Christians did not need to listen (or pay taxes!) to the Pope in Italy. * Luther also disagreed with the idea that priests were needed to approach God on behalf of the people. Rather, he proposed a priesthood of all believers, saying that people could communicate with God directly. * Luther insisted that the church should use the common language of the people, and not Latin as was the practice in the Roman Catholic tradition. As a result, Luther led Mass in German and even translated the entire Bible into this European language. As you can see, Luther's conclusions had profound religious, political, and economic implications. It is hardly surprising that the Pope and the Roman Catholic church responded as they did. These issues provide important background for the beliefs and difficulties of the early Anabaptists. Luther believed that ordinary citizens did not have a right to overturn their own government, however just the cause. So Luther sided with the German princes in using force against an uprising of the peasants in 1525. Luther even wrote a tract against what he called, "The Murderous and Thieving Hordes of Peasants." He urged using unrestrained violence in putting the peasants down. If the peasant is in open rebellion, then he is outside the law of God, for rebellion is not simply murder, but it is like a great fire which attacks and lays waste a whole land. Thus, rebellion brings with it a land full of murder and bloodshed, makes widows and orphans, and turns everything upside down. Therefore let everyone who can, smite, slay, and stab, secretly or openly, remembering that nothing can be more poisonous, hurtful or devilish than a rebel. It is just as when one must kill a mad dog. If you don't strike him, he will strike you. These times are so extraordinary that a prince can win heaven more easily by bloodshed than by prayer. Luther believed that the German princes should use their power against the Jewish minority living in Germany. He urged his German allies to drive Jewish people from their homes, burn their synagogues and books, and institute total segregation in the land. Luther is quoted favorably by just about everyone in professing Christianity. Evangelicals and Fundamentalists often refer to him as a champion of "Justification By Faith ALONE." However, that is only half the story. It is absolutely amazing that very few seem to realize that Luther in fact believed that we are saved by "faith alone through baptism." However, you can't have it both ways at the same time -- "Faith Alone" and "Faith through Baptism." The addition of "through baptism" in effect contradicts "faith alone." In reality, Luther did not hold to JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE IN CHRIST ALONE! If he had really held to this, he would have rejected the doctrine of "baptismal regeneration." He did not! In fact, Luther called for the death of those (Anabaptists) who outspokenly believed in JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE IN CHRIST ALONE and practiced BELIEVER'S BAPTISM. To get away from a gospel of works salvation, Luther referred to baptism as "God's Work" and not a work that man does. However, the OBJECT of Luther's faith was not Christ ALONE, but CHRIST plus BAPTISM. That is ANOTHER GOSPEL!!! "He always [the Christian] has enough to do to believe firmly what Baptism promises and brings -- victory over death and the devil, forgiveness of sin, God's grace, the entire Christ, and the Holy Spirit with his gifts. In short the blessings of Baptism are so boundless ... Now here in Baptism there is brought free to every man's door just such a priceless medicine which swallows up death and saves the lives of all men. To appreciate and use Baptism aright, we must draw strength and comfort from it when our sins or conscience oppress us, and we must retort, "But I am baptized! And if I am baptized, I have the promise that I shall be saved and have eternal life, both in soul and body." ... No greater jewel, therefore, can adorn our body and soul than Baptism, for through it we obtain perfect holiness and salvation, which no other kind of life and no work on earth can acquire" (pp. 85-86). (Bold added.) Luther believed that through baptism one becomes a Christian. And, thus, it resulted in salvation on the basis of "faith alone." Communion was for maintenance. Luther taught that through communion, one received forgiveness of sins that threatened one's relationship with Christ and strength for Christian living: Martin Luther's major departures from Roman Catholic doctrine were based on these beliefs: · Baptism - Although Luther retained that Baptism was necessary for spiritual regeneration, no specific form was stipulated. Today Lutherans practice both infant baptism and baptism of believing adults. · Individual Access to God - Luther believed that each individual has the right to reach God through Scripture with responsibility to God alone. It is not necessary for a priest to mediate. · The Lord's Supper - Luther also retained the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, but the doctrine of transubstantiation was rejected. · Sacraments - Luther believed the sacraments were valid only as aids to faith. · Salvation by Faith - Luther maintained that salvation comes through faith alone; not by works and sacraments. · Salvation For All - Luther believed that salvation is available to all humans through the redeeming work of Christ. · Scripture - Luther believed the Scriptures contained the one necessary guide to truth. · Worship - As to the manner of worship, Luther chose to retain altars and vestments and prepare an order of liturgical service, but with the understanding that no church was bound to follow any set order. As a result, there is today no uniform liturgy belonging to all branches of the Lutheran body. However, an important place is given to preaching and congregational singing. Martin Luther believed deeply in the reality and power of Satan and his demons. From the time of the Plague, through wars, famines and civil wars, there had been no guarantee against the onset of disaster. A high level of death-consciousness was fertile soil for the Reformation, and offers insight into Luther's persistent concern about salvation. For it was the terror of death that sent him into an Augustinian monastery. Luther believed that there could be no short cuts to this and that God could not be fooled by sinners pretending that they were repentant. Luther's main complaint against the Catholic Church was that it was supporting a system that left sinners in sin - and this was the institution that was meant to save lost souls !!
What did the pope and the catholic church do to martin Luther?
The Pope issued a papal bull threatening to excommunicate Luther if he did not recant in 90 days. Luther is said to have burned copies of the bull. Luther was excommunicated and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was told to kill him on charges of heresy. Charles summoned him to Worms (verms) to be examined. Luther was declared a heretic. Luther had thirty days to return home before being declared an outlaw. On the way back to Wittenburg Luther was kidnapped by his friend a prince of Germany. the prince took him to a castle where luther lived in safety and translated the New Testament into German. Because Charles was busy with foreign affairs Luther was not bothered for the remainder of his life which he spent mostly in Wittenburg.
What is Luther view on indulgences?
Pope Leo X ordered Luther to stop stirring up trouble. This attempt to keep Luther quiet had the opposite effect. Luther now started issuing statements about other issues. For example, at that time people believed that the Pope was infallible (incapable of error). However, Luther was convinced that Leo X was wrong to sell indulgences. Therefore, Luther argued, the Pope could not possibly be infallible.
Why did Martin Luther King break away from the Catholic Church?
He disagreed with the accepted reasonning of the Catholic Church of his day and felt a person was capable of interpretting the Bible themselves. Therefore he translated the Bible himself and attempted to make them available to all. The Church didn't like this idea and felt onle Priests had the power to interpret God's teachings.
Lutherans are a mainstream Christian denomination and they regard God in the same way as all other orthodox churches like the Roman Catholics, Methodists, Baptists etc. The only difference between the Lutherans and, say, the Roman Catholics, is that, as they are a protestant Church they still uphold all Christian beliefs but do not accept the authority of the Pope nor the other members of the Roman Catholic heirarchy. Doctrine between the two churches (provided that it is Bible based) is very similar, but Lutherans do not accept man-made doctrine such as purgatory, limbo, prayer to saints as intermediaries, infallibility of the Pope, priestly celibacy and so on. But their beliefs about God are all the same.
Was the Reformation a political or religious act?
Under Henry VIII, it started out political; he declared himself the supreme head of the Church in England , but beyond declaring that the Pope had no say in the Church in England, he did not change the religion itself. Protestants continued to be persecuted during the rest of Henry's reign. It was when Henry's son, Edward, took the throne that the religious reform in England really began. It was stalled during Mary's reign and then restarted during Elizabeth's.
Who is the head of the Lutheran CHURCH?
Because there is more than one Lutheran church, there is no one single head. In 2008, the head of the main churches are as follows:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson
Missouri Synod: President Gerald Kieschnick
Wisconsin Synod: President Mark Schroeder
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada: National Bishop Susan Johnson
The following churches are in countries where the majority of the population is Lutheran:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (different):
Church of Norway: the king or queen of Norway and the Norwegian Archbishop
Church of Denmark: the king or queen of Denmark and the Danish Archbishop
Church of Sweden: the king or queen of Sweden and the Swedish Archbishop
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland: Archbishop Jukka Paarma
National Church of Iceland:
In Germany, the mainline Lutheran church merged with other Protestant denominations after World War II to become the Protestant Church in Germany: President of the Board, Bishop Wolfgang Huber.
There are also large Lutheran churches in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Indonesia.
The Lutheran World Federation is an interchurch organization with 140 member churches; it is headquartered in Geneva. The current LWF president is Mark S. Hanson, who is also the current head of the ELCA.
Why did Martin Luther oppose the Roman Catholic church?
You want all 95 of them? In general, Martin Luther was against the supposition that the Pope could absolve sin by means other than granting abolution, such as by the sale of indulgences. The church was spending most of its time collecting monies in the name of the forgiveness of sins through the sale of indulgences and praying for the dead, that they were not ministering to the needs of the living and unforgiven.
What did Martin Luther do to break up the Catholic church?
Martin Luther did to break up with the Catholic church in the time of October 31,1517 in Wittenburg Germany.He made the 95 thesis to stamp it in Wittenburg church castle.The 95 thesis was his allegation against the teaching of the Catholic church.
What did Martin Luther post on the church door known as?
What he supposedly posted on the Wittenberg Castle Church door on October 31, 1517 was the 95 Theses or called " A Disputation on the Power and Efficacy Indulgences".
What happened after Luther posted the 95 theses?
Martin Luther condemned clerical abuses, especially the sale of indulgences in the Ninety-Five Theses. This document is considered the catalyst of the Reformation.
Was Hitler the head of the Lutheran church?
Hitler was not a Lutheran. He was a Catholic, although in name only. He had many Lutheran and Roman Catholic priests and laity killed.
