Did Martin Luther promote the Grace over Deeds concept because he spited the Jews and their Divine Laws ?

Question

Did I not tell you earlier that a Jew is such a noble, precious jewel that God and all the angels dance when he farts?---Martin Luther (On the Jews and Their Lies)

“What then shall we Christians do with this damned, rejected race of Jews?
First, their synagogues should be set on fire, and whatever does not burn up should be covered or spread over with dirt so that no one may ever be able to see a cinder or stone of it. And this ought to be done for the honour of God and of Christianity, in order that God may see that we are true Christians.
Secondly, their homes should be likewise broken down and destroyed.
Thirdly, they should be deprived of their prayerbooks and talmuds in which such idolatry, lies, cursing and blasphemy are taught.
Fourthly, their rabbis must be forbidden under threats of death to teach anymore.” – Martin Luther

“If I find a Jew to baptize, I shall lead him to the Elbe bridge, hang a stone around his neck, and push him into the water, baptizing him with the name of Avraham!.. I cannot convert the Jews. Our lord Christ did not succeed in doing so; but I can close their mouths so that there will be nothing for them to do but to lie upon the ground.” – Martin Luther

“I hope I shall never be so stupid as to be circumcised; I would rather cut off the left breast of my Catherine and of all women.” --- Martin Luther

“If we are to remain unsullied by the blasphemy of the Jews and not wish to take part in it, we must be separated from them and they must be driven out of the country.” – Martin Luther


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Answer 1

Martin Luther is the leader of the Lutheran Chruch. Maybe no or maybe yes. Research is needed before giving appropriate answer.
jtm

Answer 2

The first European country to deport all the Jews from their borders was England under King Edward I. This all was done for financial reasons to win the favor of the people:
1. By throwing out their creditors (Jewish lenders who had no problem with usury with non Jews) and absolving the people's debt. It is also suspected that the King probably owed creditors money and benefited from the expulsion.
2. Throwing out prominent merchants and disrupting an influence the Jews had on trade.

This all happened a good 200 years before Martin Luther! It wasn’t because a Pope told him to do so, it wasn’t because Martin Luther wrote a book about it, it was because early Europe and Europe of the Middle Ages was anti Semitic and suspicious of the Jews. I guess the Roman Emperors like Vespasian and Titus brought back their anti Semitism to Rome, Europe and transplanted it. Again, it wasn’t the Pope (Rome at this point was staunchly anti Christian) and it wasn’t Martin Luther’s writing that prompted the Roman Emperors to destroy Jerusalem, and exile the Jews.

I would content that the majority of Anti Semitism in Europe was perpetrated more out of Political, Social and Cultural reason than religious. But hey, Europe has never had a problem with separating these factors with religion.

You (Arians) all need to think before you spam Yahoo! Answers and try to Character Assasinate Martin Luther and the Early Church Fathers.

Answer 3

Yes, Martin Luther would probably be the 2nd worst anti-Semite after Adolph Hitler. But then the Roman Catholic Church would also be included in this list. That's to be expected though considering the denigration of Jews in the Christian gospels.
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Answer 4

OK! Now it's let's hate the Jews time eh! This world is full of hate and people that think they are better than others.. Maybe God just said Forget It...

Answer 5

I agree. Most of the protestant bibles are based on his teaching. Notice that in the gospels, the progression from Jew to JUDAS is clearly written out. Martin Luther was a well Known Jew Hater and Hilter loved to quote him.
That outta explain why the bible is so screwed up for ya.
weird tho. Christians wouldn't have their bible if it wasn't for him. Makes you think doesn't it?

Answer 6

Luther had some fierce enemies, so it could be he didn't write these things at all. His life was threatened by you know what group and it would possible be that group that put this garbage out to disparage him. I don't believe he could have written this garbage.

Answer 7

So are you saying this is taught as Church doctrine and beliefs? I don't think so.