HOS II Unit 6 Flashcards
Martin Luther’s father
Strict father, wanted him to be a lawyer
Legend of the Lightning storm
Asked God to spare his life in a storm; would become a monk if he survived, became Augustinian monk
Luther’s view of God
A righteous lawgiver and administrator of justice, fixated on sin, damnation, punishment, and God’s wrath
Date Luther posts 95 Theses
October 31, 1517
95 Theses
contained statements regarding Church practices - mainly indulgences and the selling of indulgences
Johann Tetzel
Well known for selling indulgences
After being corrected by the Church, Luther
Refused to recant
Pope Leo X offers Luther
2 months to recant or face excommunication. Luther burnt letter and said he should have burned the Pope
Indulgences remiss
Temporal sin
Sola Scriptura
(Scripture Alone) Scripture is considered the only authority on faith and doctrine
Sola Fide
(Faith Alone) Salvation is acquired simply by believing in God’s mercy
Sola Gratia
(Grace Alone) Every good action is a direct result of God’s grace
Solo Christo
(Christ Alone) Christ is the sole mediator of grace
Luther on Sacraments
Rejects all sacraments, except Baptism and Eucharist
Luther on Eucharist
Luther reinterprets the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist as “consubstantiation”
Consubstantiation
Bread and wine coexist with the Body and Blood of Jesus
Diet of Worms
condemned Luther as a heretic, Luther was then kidnapped by supporters and his at a castle in Wartberg, translates Bible in Germanic
HRE Charles V
Calls Diet of Worms