Religious Q1! What did you learn?

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Martin Luther, was a german monk, a priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. He was a really knowledgeable man and influenced our society today, being a church reformer. Luther’s teachings inspired the Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines and the culture of the Lutheran and Protestant tradations as well as the course of Western civilization. Luther is known for his writings of the Jews, the nature of much debate among scholars’, many of the scholars characterizing the writings as anti-Semitic. His statements include that Jews’ homes should be destroyed, their synagogues and schools burned, money confiscated, and rights and liberties curtailed were revived, sparked controversey, and were given widespread publicity by the Nazis in Germany from 1933-1945. As a result of Luther’s views in conjunction with his revolutionary theological views, his legacy reamans disputed and it’s extremely controversial.

Martin Luther was born in 1483 and died in the year 1546, lived to be 63 years old, a life filled with good intentions, sorrow, and a heart of gold! King led the Protestant Reformation in Germany when he was only 34 years old. It was King’s intent to reform the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but the Catholic’s firm resistance to allow no reform to pass led Christianity to split into permanent divisions in the structure of Western Christianity. The main division is split into Protestants and Catholics, and Orthodox (deriving from the Greeks).

The differences between the Catholic and Protestant beliefs are large, therefore before you can understand what King wanted and what he thought was wrong with the Roman Catholic Church, you have to aquire a basic understanding of the two different belief systems within the same Christian text.

The protestants only believe in two sacraments, communion and baptism, while Catholics believe in seven sacraments, including all of the following: “Baptism, the Eucharist (Lord’s Supper), confirmation, penance, marriage, holy orders, and anointing of the sick.” Catholics believe the church is the mediator between God and man, while Protestants believe man can have a relationship with God without the church. Protestants don’t believe the Lord’s Supper changes a person like Catholics do, but they do believe that once people dedicates themselves to the Lord, they’ll want to participate in the Lord’s Supper.

Catholics believe baptism is required for salvation and if you don’t get baptized, you go to Purgatory, but Protestants don’t believe baptism is required for Salvation. In the Catholic belief system, you can only have communion if you’re Catholic, but anyone can have communion at a Protestant church if that person believes in God and has faith in Him. Confirmation is required by the Catholic church, while highly encouraged by the Protestant church. Once you’re finished with Confirmation, you become a part of the church and you’re able to serve in it. Catholics confess their sins to a priest who forgives them in the name of Jesus Christ, while Protestants communicate directly to God and repent.

Catholics must be married in the Catholic church and to someone who has never been married before or had their marriage annulled (A grant from the Catholic church to get separated under Catholic law). Protestants aren’t required to get married in churches, but often do so. They are able to marry Catholics and remarry. Protestants are able to get divorced. The Catholics follow their written interpretation of the Bible and Catholic law and follow it as Biblical Law. Protestants only consider the Bible the word of God. The Catholics have a pope and consider his teachings to be infallible, but the Protestants don’t have a pope.

Catholics believe in Purgatory where people who are headed for Heaven go to in order to “pay off” their sins. On the other hand, Protestants only believe in Heaven and Hell, no middle ground. Catholics believe when the Bible mentions Saints, it’s referring to the chosen ones. Protestants believe the Saints refer to all Christians. Catholics use a crucifix, a cross with Jesus on it, placing emphasis on His death in the hope that our sins might be forgiven. Protestants usually use a cross without Jesus because He is in Heaven, focusing on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Only one-third of the world’s population is Christian, which is ironic because about 89% of the people in America are Christian.

The Protestant Reformation began with Martin Luther who was a Catholic monk in the 1700s. Luther studied theology at Wittenburg University and came to the thought process that people are not saved by individual works, but by faith in Jesus Christ’s work on the cross and the salvation we gained from it. “For it is by grace that you have been saved – not by works (Ephesians 2:8). Believing in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior usually result in the formation in good works, but it doesn’t work in that works cause salvation.

Martin Luther became so frustrated with the Catholic Church, selling the opportunity for forgiveness through the act of paying a fee, otherwise known as indulgence. The selling of indulgences began as a way to finance the Crusades, but in Martin Luther’s time, it was for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome (Church building project). Indulgences could also be purchased for the dead in order to get them out of Purgatory, (Middle-ground between Heaven and Hell) in order to pay off their sins like bail to get out of jail. Luther posted a list of 95 calls for debate on indulgences, all on the church door in Wittenburg, Germany, in the year 1517.

Because the printing press had recently been invented, these could be distributed quicker over a shorter period of time. Luther argued that the Bible was the final authority, not the church of Catholicism and not the pope. Luther was later excommunicated, expelled from the Roman Catholic church, because of his radical beliefs at the time. Luther began translating the Bible from the original languages it was written in, Hebrew and Green into German, in order for the common person to be able to read and understand it for themselves, instead of relying on the priests at the time to translate the Bible into Latin for them. These were the beginnings of the Protestant church that was basically founded on protesting indulgences, which is now comprised up of Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Anglicans, and hundreds of other denominations.

I WROTE THIS MYSELF!!! Thanks for the compliment anyway.

THERE WAS A QUESTION! I simple, yet deep question at that! WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

There is no link either! I just wrote it in Microsoft Word!

Answer 1

I learned that you're really long-winded and good with cutting and pasting.

Answer 2

Why do you refer to Martin Luther as King?
"King led the Protestant Reformation in Germany when he was only 34 years old. It was King’s intent to reform the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but the Catholic’s firm resistance to allow no reform to pass led Christianity to split into permanent divisions in the structure of Western Christianity. The main division is split into Protestants and Catholics, and Orthodox (deriving from the Greeks).

The differences between the Catholic and Protestant beliefs are large, therefore before you can understand what King wanted and what he thought was wrong with the Roman Catholic Church, you have to aquire a basic understanding of the two different belief systems within the same Christian text."

There was no question, but please correct your texts. Martin Luther King did not live in the 14th century.

Answer 3

instead of writing such a long question, do us a favor and give us the link instead. i never knew Luther was anti-semetic. this is what i think of most orginized religions.

The doctrine of the Nicolaitans was mentioned in the Apocalypse of John Revelation chapter 2. It is a symbolic name of a group of people that represents the hierarchy of a ruling class over the rest of the people, developing a pecking order of fleshly leadership. Jesus hates this and warns the people to repent. It is not the question of the ministries but rather in the separation of them into a hierarchy over the people. This very idea was taken over by the Protestants with their own corruption of leadership roles and coverings. The Church of Ephesus was commended for hating the deeds of the Nicolaitans. The wrong separation of the clergy from the laity is a great evil in God's sight and He hates the lust for religious power over others. There is an ungodly spiritual authority in the Church today, which is nothing more than the prideful spirit of control, manipulation, domination and intimidation and a rebellion of the rightful authority of God

Answer 4

If you are a religious person and believe the 7th Day Adventist stuff I won't knock you for it even if I don't agree with it's merit but in this case I would say leave the church stuff for the religious teachings and the school stuff to the education system experts. Basically don't listen to what a religious teacher says about home schooling your child when it comes to the english, math, etc. subjects. If you are home schooling your child then take your curriculum from the the guidelines say your child should be learning so the child is at the same level as every other child his or her age is at.

Answer 5

Your dissertation would have been complete if you explained the difference between the beliefs of Baptists, Seventh Day Adventists, Methodists, Presbyterians.
Also you mention the name of King instead of Martin Luther.
Were you thinking of Martin Luther King?

Answer 6

i am not sure what your question here is but you have alot of good information in your written work here. the only thing i think you mis quoted was the fact that Protestants believe the Saints refer to all Christians. I don't think that statement is entirely true. A Christian in today's world can be anyone who CLAIMS to believe in Christ. But a Saint is one of the Elect chosen by God. It is called the doctrine of election. many people have problems understanding this doctrine.

Answer 7

And in the next hundred years you will have another hundred of Protestant denominations, then how about Christian unity, how about Unity of Religion in general?
Why don't you seek for Christ in His return to establish this unity which is beyond all human power?

Answer 8

Who is "King"?
If Martin Luther died in 1546 how could he be a monk in the 1700s?

Otherwiise your information is very good.

Answer 9

I learned that you are confusing Martin Luther, with Martin Luther King!!!

Answer 10

in other words, Martin Luther was a good christian. is that your point? hehehe...