The article’s answer: “The best answer to the question “Why Luther?” is that God called him.”
Are you sure? Many maintain that Luther rejected God’s Truth and preached his own truth that rejected God’s Truth and the Catholic Church founded by Jesus. (”I am with you always , to the close of the age.” Matthew 28:20) One should consider whether Luther led many astray (Matthew 24:24)
God allows us to accept His grace of salvation or to reject God’s revealed truths.
As Luther proclaimed his own teaching, this article proclaims false statements:
1. “Purgatory was a realm of fire. Sinners burn in purgatory, much as they would in hell, though these pains are only temporary. But suffering the fires of purgatory might last thousands of years. “
The fires of Purgatory are a purification by a gradual and painful spiritual detachment of our soul from selfishness ans self-centeredness. Earthly fires cannot touch the soul. CCC The chief punishment of Hell is eternal separation from God CCC1035 When we seriously sin against God, neighbor, or self, we have failed to love God. Persistence in a state of serious sin reflects a choice to reject God’s love and an intention to separate ourselves from him. While images of fire of hell, the reality exceeds our ability to describe the isolation that comes from rejecting God’s love. The reality of the fires of Purgatory and amount of time is also unknown.
2. “Luther never wanted to start a new church; rather, he sought reformation of the church along biblical principles. But instead of reforming the church’s practices, or even discussing them, the pope excommunicated Luther. “
Luther as a priest with a vow of obedience. Luther was excommunicated for several actions in rejecting God’s Truth. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/leo-and-luther-the-real-story-of-the-pope-and-the-heretic
Luther was an unrepentant heretic whose teachings caused irreparable harm to the Catholic Church and Western civilization. When Pope Leo X (r. 1513-1521) recognized the danger of Luther’s teachings he strenuously and patiently urged his repentance.
Although Luther’s 95 Theses contained multiple heretical opinions, the most dangerous was his rejection of papal authority. Luther asserted the pope had no authority to dispense the merits of the treasury of grace to the faithful in the form of indulgences in order to remit the temporal punishment due to sin already forgiven in the sacrament of confession.
Leo promulgated a bull on indulgences a month later in which he reiterated Church teaching, so that Luther and others could not feign ignorance. Despite this papal document Luther continued to preach against Church teaching.
I hope that Luther repented before his death, but his teaching has led many away from God’s revealed truth.
Luther restores the Gospel of Grace to much of the world. The verses you quote do not pertain to the Roman Catholic church except in that organizations twisted interpretations. I hope Roman Catholic leaders repent of their perversion of the Gospel and leading millions in false doctrines. Meanwhile happy Reformation Day! A Mighty Fortress is our God!