Five Solas
Mike Stone
Romans 1:15-16
This Tuesday marks an incredibly important day in the history of the church. It will mark the 500th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther reportedly nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the castle at Wittenburg, Germany, sparking what is known as the Protestant Reformation, a splitting away from the Roman Catholic religion.
It is questioned by some as to whether he ever NAILED his protest to the door but what is clear is this: In 1516, Pope Leo 10th sent a Catholic leader named Johann Tetzel to Germany to raise money for a building project. The primary way money was to be raised was by the sale of indulgences. It was essentially the selling of forgiveness.
In RCC theology, a repentant sinner coming to their priest can be forgiven, often only IF the person performs some act of penance, such as...giving a large financial gift to the church.
Over time, these ‘‘indulgences’’ were sold in advance of the sin. (i.e. since I’m going out to sin this weekend, I’m going to go ahead and buy my forgiveness for those sins in advance).
Johann Tetzel came to Germany, by order of the Pope, to sell these ‘‘indulgences.’’ He went so far as to teach that a substantial gift could be used to pay a deceased loved one from purgatory into heaven.
By the fall of the following year, Luther had had all he could take and on October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his letter citing 95 concerns with the Roman religion.
His letter was called, ‘‘Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences.’’
If you don’t understand that title, let me give you my personal translation: ‘‘I heard you’ve been telling people they could pay God some money and be forgiven and it’s got me really ticked off.’’
Luther was a German theologian and priest. And although he did not get everything right, he was used to highlight much that was wrong with the religion of Rome, a false religion which at its core, was and remains antithetic ...
Mike Stone
Romans 1:15-16
This Tuesday marks an incredibly important day in the history of the church. It will mark the 500th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther reportedly nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the castle at Wittenburg, Germany, sparking what is known as the Protestant Reformation, a splitting away from the Roman Catholic religion.
It is questioned by some as to whether he ever NAILED his protest to the door but what is clear is this: In 1516, Pope Leo 10th sent a Catholic leader named Johann Tetzel to Germany to raise money for a building project. The primary way money was to be raised was by the sale of indulgences. It was essentially the selling of forgiveness.
In RCC theology, a repentant sinner coming to their priest can be forgiven, often only IF the person performs some act of penance, such as...giving a large financial gift to the church.
Over time, these ‘‘indulgences’’ were sold in advance of the sin. (i.e. since I’m going out to sin this weekend, I’m going to go ahead and buy my forgiveness for those sins in advance).
Johann Tetzel came to Germany, by order of the Pope, to sell these ‘‘indulgences.’’ He went so far as to teach that a substantial gift could be used to pay a deceased loved one from purgatory into heaven.
By the fall of the following year, Luther had had all he could take and on October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his letter citing 95 concerns with the Roman religion.
His letter was called, ‘‘Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences.’’
If you don’t understand that title, let me give you my personal translation: ‘‘I heard you’ve been telling people they could pay God some money and be forgiven and it’s got me really ticked off.’’
Luther was a German theologian and priest. And although he did not get everything right, he was used to highlight much that was wrong with the religion of Rome, a false religion which at its core, was and remains antithetic ...
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