Posted on 12/12/2019 1:58:41 PM PST by Perseverando
On OCTOBER 31, 1517, an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther posted 95 debate questions or "theses" on the door of Wittenberg Church, which began the movement known as "the Reformation."
Luther's initial objection was to the methods employed by Johann Tetzel to sell indulgences. He was then fiercely attacked by Johann Eck.
In 1521, 34-year-old Martin Luther was summoned to stand trial before the most powerful man in the world, 21-year-old Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
Charles V of Spain had an empire that spanned nearly 2 million square miles, across Europe, the Netherlands, the Far East, North and South America, and the Caribbean.
The Philippine Islands were named after his son, King Philip II of Spain.
The sun never set on the Spanish Empire.
At a trial, called the Diet of Worms, Charles V initially dismissed Luther's theses as "an argument between monks."
Luther was ordered to recant without having had his theses addressed. He responded: "Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me. Amen."
Luther was declared outside the protection of law.
He was kidnapped and hid by Frederick III of Saxony in the Wartburg Castle, where he translated the New Testament into German.
Earlier, in 1054 AD, the Catholic and Orthodox Churches split in the Great Schism.
In 1378-1417, the religious fabric of Europe was torn again during the Papal Schism .
John Wycliffe (1330-1384) attempted a translation of Scriptures into English, for which he was declared a heretic and, after his death, had his bones burned.
The General Prologue of Wycliffe's 1384 translation of the Bible has the inscription:
"The Bible is for the Government of the People, by the People, and for the People."
In Prague, Jan Hus (1369-1415) shared
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I expect the usual suspects to appear.
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Thank you for posting this
St. Martin Luther might have had flaws, but he helped pour out & preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to billions throughout the Age of Grace.
His legacy is mighty.
Oh you know they will..
What kind of folks would protest (no pun intended) the preaching of the Gospel?
With the greatest respect to the owner of this great website, it is really terrible how adherents to romanism can’t understand any of this.
All they can come up with against Luther are sins of the flesh, sins that the popes, cardinals and priests surpass always and daily.
Spiritually blind. And they don’t see their own haughtiness and pride, even hate.
Yes it is.
What kind of folks would protest (no pun intended) the preaching of the Gospel?
Cult members.
Since we know while alive the inherited nehavior mechanism called soul does sin even after a person is born again, it is obviously the spirit of the man upon which the righteousness fo Christ is imputed, thus once born from above you can NEVER be removed as a member of God's Family because the spirit is in God's hands thereafter.
Knowing that Glorious Truth made Luther fearless.
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