Heh,
Good question, but in the end I guess he succumed to pressure.
I wonder why the Gospel of Peter wasn't included? Maybe because he taught that eventually people would get out of hell?
2007-06-26 07:35:42
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answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7
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Lutherans and NOT Fundamentalists. If anything, we could be defined as Evangelical Catholics. Go to a Lutheran Church, and see for your self.
As Martin Chemnitz said, Luther did have some problems with various Books of the Bible, not just Revelation. However when we look at a copy of Luther's German translation of the Bible you will note that all the books are there, including the Deutro Canonical books (the Apocrypha).
Also interesting to note... in the Lutheran Confessions (Book of Concord) the Bible is cited as the only source of doctrine, yet there is no list of books. Luther, as an academic, felt that in the future some other documents may be discovered that may also be Divinely inspired word of God. So far this has not happened.
Bottom line is Scripture is Scripture. We all have favorite passages, and those that we dislike. Usually the ones that we dislike are those that tell us something that we don't want to hear.
2007-06-28 00:31:54
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answered by Anonymous
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1) I don't put any more stock in Revelations than any other book in the bible.
2) Jesus Christ is the founder of Christianity, not Martin Luther.
3) Can you give the original quote? Since the book starts out with "A revelation about Jesus Christ", it's a bit hard to believe that Martin Luther said anything even remotely like that. I'm not saying he didn't have his doubts about including Revelations, only that I highly doubt that that would be the reason.
2007-06-26 07:44:25
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answered by Deof Movestofca 7
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Since they are not really "Christian", they like to emphasize the especially emotional or dramatic portions of Scripture, giving their own spin on them; unfortunately, they have no correct interpretations...
Martin Luther, the renegade Augustinian priest and monk, gave many opinions about Church and Scripture, but he has little (or no) credibility. Whether or not a book belongs in the collection known as the Bible, was not his decision to make. That decision (inspired by the Holy Ghost) was made long before, at the (Catholic) Church's Council of Laodicea in about the year A.D. 360.
2007-06-26 08:04:03
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answered by mrearly2 4
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Martin Luther was the founder of Christian Fundamentalism? Wow, I must have missed that one. Since Martin Luther was one of the church fathers of the Lutheran Church and Fundamentalism is not know for coming out of that particular denomination.
It’s probably best not to paraphrase Martin Luther, especially when you are probably not deal with a direct quote, but your perception of him. He had issues with other books, not just the book of James.
2007-06-27 02:31:52
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answered by Martin Chemnitz 5
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Martin Luther was a greasy alcoholic pig and a lawyer. Lutheranism is all about opening a local Christian franchise to keep local money from being siphoned abroad. Luther was revolted by One True Church's indulgences, nepotism, corruption... It was an untidy way to extort the masses with post-mortem threats.
1) Why did Luther succeed with Christ's MacDonalds when predecessors failed? Luther had the printing press and spewed in vulgate. By the time a copy of his scree could be sent to Rome, condemned, and the order sent back to kill it, he had plastered Germany and was ready with a new poster.
2) Luther was the same extortive gangster as the Pope, Dominus et magister noster Iesus Christus dicendo "Poenitentiam agite adpropinquavit enim regnum caelorum" omnem vitam fidelium penitentiam esse voluit. Luthur's other innovation was shearing the sheep after they grew thick fleece (god's approbation in this life is personal achievement and wealth) rather than skinning the sheep as did the Chruch of Rome. Sheared sheep are always good for another harvest; skinned sheep are dead.
2007-06-26 07:46:21
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answered by Uncle Al 5
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The No actual Scotsman argument isn't "inevitable," except you spend a while arguing with the backside straight forward denominator between Christians. and that i do no longer know why you're able to wish to try this - would not it make extra sense to handle the main helpful arguments of the opposing side? And atheists "unavoidably" hire the comparable technique whilst provided with data of atrocities comprehensive (quite) against theism. in any different case, how do you define a "Christian"? If I declare myself a citizen of France, does that make it actual? What if I declare myself to be a physician? for sure, some categories require suitable attributes until eventually now they are able to be wisely utilized. What are the right attributes of Christianity? What characteristics could be recent to ascertain that a individual to be a Christian?
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answered by ? 4
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Today's Lutherans do and say a lot , that Martin Luther did not intend for them to do and say. Same with all the denominations of Christianity, They all do and say, what Christ and the Apostles did not intend for them to do and say.......It's sort of like telling a secret that you shouldn't tell. By the time it is spread, and comes back around to you, 50% of lies has been added, and 50% of truth has been taken away.
2007-06-26 07:45:33
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answered by ? 3
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I was raised in the Lutheran church & I never remember any of our ministers talking about the book of Revelation or the Rapture or any of that stuff.
The new wave of evangelicals & more Baptists & Pentecostals etc are into the book of Revelation as far as I know. We heard virtually nothing of it.
2007-06-26 07:43:09
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answered by Anonymous
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Revelation is about who Jesus is after glorification. Luther didn't understand interpretation.
If you want to know what happended to Luther, Calvin, Melancthon, etc, read Swedenborg.
2007-06-26 07:47:10
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answered by Anonymous
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I would suggest that the problem was with Mr. Luther; if one reads the Book of the Revelation, one finds that it does speak of the Lord Jesus, quite a lot.
2007-06-26 07:43:05
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answered by jonathanbrickman0000 2
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