Justification through faith and works- Martin Luther Flashcards
Who was Martin Luther prior to his change of religion?
Prior to being protestant he was a catholic worshipper, very dominant very obedient in the church He was essentially a disturbed god and disturbed by gods perfectness and how sinful he was and every act he did he would try and repay for as he felt so sinful
What was Luthers first solution while being catholic to try to be righteous?
Tried penance- one of the sarcraments to have confession with a. priest and be forgiven for his sins
spent 6 hours trying to be forgiven but still felt unforgiven it didn’t work
What was Luthers second solution to try and be right with god?
Tried to under go asectisim and starve, mysticism through transient experiences- self flagellation
tried to fast to get mystical experience. In some way he did feel transient and felt the power of god but it was only trasnicnet, it didn’t last very long. He thought he couldn’t ever be with god
What was the step towards being protestant?
He hated god “Love god? I hate him” He later went onto distract himself to study the bible and the scripture at the university of Wittenberg to try and deserve deep r into the bible
What is the changing of Luthers quotation?
“the righteousness will live by faith” - Romans 1:17
righteous is obtained only through faith- we dont need works
What themes can sola scripture link to?
Eccesliates- gods nature, problem of evil. salvation history, compassion
What is a sola fide quotation?
“the justice of gods righteousness by which through grace and sheer mercy and justified faith”
we dont earn it it is a gif as holiness
What is Luthers conflict with the Catholic Church?
The catholic church remain on the side of doctrine of purgatory- remaining faithful and forgiveness. Luther dismisses authority oft he priest- diminishing power of priest hood. Luther argues we dont need the priest we need the bible
Who was tetzel?
Claimed that someone would be forgiven through paying indulgences signed by the pope and help the church- Luther didn’t like this
“when the coin of the coffer rings a soul from purgatory spring”
What did Luther encounter with poor people?
He saw poor people giving their money away In hope that they would be with their dead people in heaven- Luther saw this tha the church were ripping people off as you cant get into heaven through works
What were the 95 theses?
Arguments against the Catholic Church- nailed them onto the door of Wittenberg
containing the popes aurhtoity to allow this
the sale of indulgences
How did the 95 theses get spread/
Through the power of the printing press, copies spread throughout weeks. The reformation would have never happened without the press
Where was Luther summoned to?
Summoned to a meeting with the cardinal to say relate these criticism get rid of the theses. Luther refused and was subjected to trial in Rome for heresy
What happened with the pope and why did he describe him as the “an instrument of the anti christ”?
Essentially due to the catholic church being so in faofur of the pope and higher autority the pope said if you question me you are questioning god- cathedra.
What did Luther teach at the university of wittenburgh>
Sola scirptura
cant be saved through any works alone
the bible can be read and interpreted in any way not just by the chalice church- why there are so many different types of reformers
people interpret the bible diffeently
calvinsim- barth- tertuilllan th scripture is. metaphor
Which teachings did Luther allow?
He argued that baptism and the eucharist were still suffieicnet, but sacrament had no sacrificial meaning
How can James quotation in the bible be seen as going against Martin Luther?
James 2:24 “a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone”
How can Martin Luther being critical of chapters in the bible be critical and contradictory to his view of sola Scripture?
If Martin Luther argues that faith alone is better with sola scripture why does he dismiss some chapters and not some surely he should dismiss them all
What is the diet of worms?
convicted as a heretic,, excommunicated from catholic and hid to avoid arrest
during his hiding he translated the latin Vulgate to German- links to the western church
created litherisim
What was Luthers responses to judaism?
Said judaism was ridiculous as it only allowed for the doctrine of purgatory- salvation history this everlasting covenant with god
“on the jews are lies” treats
What Protestants can Luther be referred to?
Calvinism and John lock- own interpretation of the bible
