Why Martin Luther became Disillusioned with the Church of Rome (notes)
Explain why Martin Luther became disillusioned with the Church of Rome.
(Notes)
. Why he became a monk and why he stopped: Luther was caught in a storm and was nearly struck down by lightening. He vowed that if he lived through the storm he would become a monk and enter a monastery. He presented himself to the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt fifteen days later. He tried in every way possible to be a good monk and to find peace with God. Unsuccessful however, in that pursuit, Luther continued to perform his religious duties with great zeal. He even walked to Rome to gain divine favor and have the sense of forgiveness. Luther was disappointed by the Italian priest; they preformed the Mass with great speed and apparent carelessness.
. What the edict of worms was: The Edict of Worms was a decree issued by The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V banning the writings of Martin Luther and labeling him a heretic and enemy of the state. The Edict, issued on May 25, 1521, in the city of Worms in southwest Germany, was the culmination of an ongoing struggle between Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church over reform, especially in the sale of indulgences. However, there were other deeper issues that revolved around both political and theological concerns. On a political level, Luther had challenged the absolute authority of the pope over the Church by maintaining that the sale of indulgences, authorized and promoted by the pope, was wrong. On a theological level, Luther maintained that salvation was by faith alone (sola fide) not through the legal mechanisms of the church or by what people did to earn it. He had also challenged the authority of the Church by maintaining that all doctrines and dogmas of the church should be accountable to the teachings of Scripture.
. Luther’s avoiding arrest: To protect the authority of the pope and the Church, as well as to maintain the profitable sale of indulgences, church officials convinced Charles V that Luther was a threat and
(Notes)
. Why he became a monk and why he stopped: Luther was caught in a storm and was nearly struck down by lightening. He vowed that if he lived through the storm he would become a monk and enter a monastery. He presented himself to the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt fifteen days later. He tried in every way possible to be a good monk and to find peace with God. Unsuccessful however, in that pursuit, Luther continued to perform his religious duties with great zeal. He even walked to Rome to gain divine favor and have the sense of forgiveness. Luther was disappointed by the Italian priest; they preformed the Mass with great speed and apparent carelessness.
. What the edict of worms was: The Edict of Worms was a decree issued by The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V banning the writings of Martin Luther and labeling him a heretic and enemy of the state. The Edict, issued on May 25, 1521, in the city of Worms in southwest Germany, was the culmination of an ongoing struggle between Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church over reform, especially in the sale of indulgences. However, there were other deeper issues that revolved around both political and theological concerns. On a political level, Luther had challenged the absolute authority of the pope over the Church by maintaining that the sale of indulgences, authorized and promoted by the pope, was wrong. On a theological level, Luther maintained that salvation was by faith alone (sola fide) not through the legal mechanisms of the church or by what people did to earn it. He had also challenged the authority of the Church by maintaining that all doctrines and dogmas of the church should be accountable to the teachings of Scripture.
. Luther’s avoiding arrest: To protect the authority of the pope and the Church, as well as to maintain the profitable sale of indulgences, church officials convinced Charles V that Luther was a threat and