How Did Martin Luther Influence The World
Ethan Preece
October 26, 2016
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483. He was baptised as a Catholic the next morning. His family moved to mansfield in 1484. His father got a job as a leaseholder of copper mines and smelters. His father was determined to see Martin Luther become a lawyer. Luther enrolled in law school but dropped out almost immediately because he described it as “hell”. He was deeply influenced by two of his tutors who taught him to test everything with experience and to challenge the knowledge of even the greatest thinkers. Martin Luther first came to faith while begging for his life in a severe thunderstorm. He prayed to God and said that if God spared his life and protected him that he would become a …show more content…
Facing excommunication would cause Luther to be cut off from the church and its sacraments. Threats of excommunication were a big deal because basically everybody believed that to get to heaven you needed sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. Since Luther believed that he didn’t need to pay for salvation, he did not care if he was excommunicated. Luther publicly burned the Pope's letter and broke all connections with the Roman Catholic Church. Martin Luther was summoned to a conference of religious leaders in Germany and they demanded him to recant his acts of heresy. Luther refused to recant his acts of heresy and he was condemned. The holy roman emperor Charles the fifth called for Luther's immediate arrest. Luther’s supporters would not let him be imprisoned so they locked him away in Wartburg castle. Luther spent his time in the castle writing letter attacking the Roman Catholic Church. He also translated the Bible into German and that would allow people other than priest to read it. He realized that as long as people couldn’t read the Bible they would fall for the deceptive lies of the Roman Catholic Church. Luther's supporters got ahold of his translation and
October 26, 2016
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483. He was baptised as a Catholic the next morning. His family moved to mansfield in 1484. His father got a job as a leaseholder of copper mines and smelters. His father was determined to see Martin Luther become a lawyer. Luther enrolled in law school but dropped out almost immediately because he described it as “hell”. He was deeply influenced by two of his tutors who taught him to test everything with experience and to challenge the knowledge of even the greatest thinkers. Martin Luther first came to faith while begging for his life in a severe thunderstorm. He prayed to God and said that if God spared his life and protected him that he would become a …show more content…
Facing excommunication would cause Luther to be cut off from the church and its sacraments. Threats of excommunication were a big deal because basically everybody believed that to get to heaven you needed sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. Since Luther believed that he didn’t need to pay for salvation, he did not care if he was excommunicated. Luther publicly burned the Pope's letter and broke all connections with the Roman Catholic Church. Martin Luther was summoned to a conference of religious leaders in Germany and they demanded him to recant his acts of heresy. Luther refused to recant his acts of heresy and he was condemned. The holy roman emperor Charles the fifth called for Luther's immediate arrest. Luther’s supporters would not let him be imprisoned so they locked him away in Wartburg castle. Luther spent his time in the castle writing letter attacking the Roman Catholic Church. He also translated the Bible into German and that would allow people other than priest to read it. He realized that as long as people couldn’t read the Bible they would fall for the deceptive lies of the Roman Catholic Church. Luther's supporters got ahold of his translation and