Whos was Martin luther?

Question

not martin luther king. just martin luther. please help!

Answer 1

The founder of the Protestant Reformation, and in effect, the Father of Protestantism.

Answer 2

Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] theologian, and church reformer. He is also considered to be the founder of Protestantism.[2]

Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the sole source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians are a general priesthood.[3] According to Luther, salvation was attainable only by faith in Jesus as the Messiah, a faith unmediated by the church.[4] These ideas helped to inspire the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization.[4]

Luther's translation of the Bible into the German vernacular, making it more accessible to ordinary people, had a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture. The translation also furthered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation,[5] and influenced the translation of the English King James Bible.[6] His hymns inspired the development of congregational singing within Christianity.[7] His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage within Protestantism.[8]

Answer 3

Martin Luther was a German monk, theologian, and church reformer. He is also considered to be the founder of Protestantism.
Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the sole source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians are a general priesthood.[3] According to Luther, salvation was attainable only by faith in Jesus as the Messiah, a faith unmediated by the church.[4] These ideas helped to inspire the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization.[4]

Luther's translation of the Bible into the German vernacular, making it more accessible to ordinary people, had a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture. The translation also furthered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation,[5] and influenced the translation of the English King James Bible.[6] His hymns inspired the development of congregational singing within Christianity.[7] His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage within Protestantism.[8]

Much scholarly debate has concentrated on Luther's writings about the Jews.[9] His statements that Jews' homes should be destroyed, their synagogues burned, money confiscated and liberty curtailed were revived and used in propaganda by the Nazis in 1933–45.[10] As a result of this and his revolutionary theological views, his legacy remains controversial.[11][12]

Answer 4

If you want the common man's story, I'll give it to you straight. I'm a Christian but I will give you the plain facts of both sides with simple to understand writing, that can be picked apart by those that want to pin things down into minute details.

Martin Luther mainly changed many people from being a Catholic to Protestant. He was in fact a Catholic monk teaching at a university and holding church service on the weekend at the large campus chruch, like a priest would of today.

On one of his visits to Rome he didn't feel right about the big shots at the Catholic church. When he pointed out things they ignored him. Most specifically he was against indulgences.

What are indulgences? In those days a priest could forgive you from your sins. They wanted you to pay money for that... it was usually after confession but one guy went really nuts and became like a salesman and started removing someone's sins for life, for a fee... the fee helped to rebuild the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Martin Luther didn't like this and went back home in Germany and posted on his church door at the university almost 100 things wrong with the Catholic church.

This wasn't just controversial as it would be today as back then his life was a little at risk for speaking out against the church. Also he had the hots for a nun and when he was excommunicated (kicked out) of the Catholic church, they were able to get married.

In those days the bible was written in Latin and most people had to rely on the priest to tell them what the bible said. Imagine following a bible that you can't read. So one of Luther's major accomplishments while at the university was to translate the new testament into German. It was quickly translated from German to other languages after that. See, that was his big claim to fame... he "knew" what the bible really said, and he saw that the Catholic church was exaggerating scripture to make money by selling indulgences.

He also wrote a book called the Luther's Large Catechism and a shorter version a year later called Luther's Small Catechism. Typically Lutherans study this Catechism before they take their first communion in classes known as confirmation classes.

I would say that in general Lutherans are closer to the Catholic church than other Protestant churches.

[[ Martin Luther King, Jr. was named by his dad (a black preacher) after the Martin Luther that I talk of here. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't legally have the middle name of Luther. ]]

[[ BTW, jamrok12 is a very sharp girl and hit on the most important thing, however, when she says, "His hymns inspired the development of congregational singing within Christianity" it is accurate, but I can tell you that the Lutheran church has some of the worst hymns of the Protestant denominations. The words might be good but the music sucks. ]]

Answer 5

Martin Luther was a founder of the Protestant faction of Christianity in the 1500's.

Answer 6

He was a German monk, theologian, and church reformer. He is also considered to be the founder of Protestantism.
Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the sole source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians are a general priesthood. According to Luther, salvation was attainable only by faith in Jesus as the Messiah, a faith unmediated by the church. These ideas helped to inspire the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization.

Answer 7

Martin Luther was a priest who believed that the Catholic church could use some changes so he wrote up 95 theses and was kicked out because of them. He then went on to become a Lutheran minister and he incorporated these changes into Lutheranism.

Answer 8

Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546.

His father, Hans, was a miner, a rugged, stern, irascible character. In the opinion of many of his biographers, it was an expression of uncontrolled rage, an evident congenital inheritance transmitted to his oldest son, that compelled him to flee from Mohra, the family seat, to escape the penalty or odium of homicide. This, though first charged by Wicelius, a convert from Lutheranism, has found admission into Protestant history and tradition. His mother, Margaret Ziegler, is spoken of by Melancthon as conspicuous for "modesty, the fear of God, and prayerfulness" ("Corpus Reformatorum", Halle, 1834).

Answer 9

Head over to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_luther to learn all things Martin Luther.

Answer 10

He was the leader of hte Protestant Reformation and was like a rebel against the Catholic church. He is well known for his 95- thesis which he had posted on the doors to a Catholic church. He saw the Catholic church as a scam. They were selling embelishments to make money. and selling scrolls that people would buy and once they bought it they were told to crawl up the steps to the Catholic church and their dead loved ones would be forgiven of all sin.