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The Theology of Martin Luther

  1. Lesson One
    Introduction to Luther’s Life and Work
    3 Activities
  2. Lesson Two
    Luther’s Medieval Intellectual Context
    3 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Reformation and Medieval Popular Religion
    2 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Luther’s "Evangelical Breakthrough"
    3 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    Luther and The Theology of the Cross
    3 Activities
  6. Lesson Six
    Luther and Two Kinds of Righteousness
    3 Activities
  7. Lesson Seven
    Luther and the First Commandment
    3 Activities
  8. Lesson Eight
    Luther’s Anthropology and Doctrine of Sin
    3 Activities
  9. Lesson Nine
    The Bondage of the Will
    3 Activities
  10. Lesson Ten
    Luther’s Doctrine of the Person of Christ
    3 Activities
  11. Lesson Eleven
    Luther’s Doctrine of Justification
    3 Activities
  12. Lesson Twelve
    Luther’s Doctrine of Repentance
    3 Activities
  13. Lesson Thirteen
    Luther’s Doctrine of Scripture – Part I
    3 Activities
  14. Lesson Fourteen
    Luther’s Doctrine of Scripture – Part II
    3 Activities
  15. Lesson Fifteen
    Luther’s Hermeneutics
    2 Activities
  16. Lesson Sixteen
    Luther’s Doctrine of Baptism
    3 Activities
  17. Lesson Seventeen
    Luther’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper
    3 Activities
  18. Lesson Eighteen
    Luther’s Doctrine of the Church
    3 Activities
  19. Lesson Nineteen
    Luther’s Doctrine of the Christian Life
    3 Activities
  20. Lesson Twenty
    Luther’s Doctrine of Worship and Prayer
    3 Activities
  21. Lesson Twenty-One
    Luther’s Doctrine of Culture
    3 Activities
  22. Lesson Twenty-Two
    Luther’s Doctrine of Church and State
    3 Activities
  23. Lesson Twenty-Three
    Luther’s Doctrine of Eschatology
    3 Activities
  24. Lesson Twenty-Four
    Luther’s Catechisms
    3 Activities
  25. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
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Home › Forums › Describe the man Martin Luther at the advent of the Reformation.

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    01/21/2022 at 15:26

    01212022 Historically, It can be argued that Dr. Martin Luther was not only a conflicted individual in how he practiced and taught his faith as he understood it through his Augustinian Colleagues. but was when he promoted his enlightened beliefs-rather stubborn in how he stood up for them. I claim this in light of how He I believe stood up to his Superiors whom demanded he recant his teachings/philosophies with the exclamation of to paraphrase him ” These are the Holy Scriptures, and of them I will not recant.”

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Home › Forums › How did the Reformation begin? Summarize the elements in Luther’s life which led to it. Summarize the elements in the culture of Western Europe which led to it.

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    How did the Reformation begin? Summarize the elements in Luther’s life which led to it. Summarize the elements in the culture of Western Europe which led to it.

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Home › Forums › What role did the printing press play in Luther’s reform of the church?

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    01/21/2022 at 15:03

    01212022 The advent of the printing press helped Luther to promote the reform of the church by a) Putting in place a mechanism for selling of his ‘theses’ to those whom would buy them, read them and help him to further his theological work of the times. b) It placed his theological education into the hands of the few people of the populace whom were able to read;and thus made them trained ambassadors of a sort in communicating with those whom weren’t literate enough themselves to comprehend his arguments.

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    01/06/2022 at 20:18

    The invention of the printing press was fairly new to Luther’s time. He saw immediately its worth as a way of distributing information to as many people as possible. He could also verify what was being printed. Without the printing press it would have taken decades to disseminate information. ML used it to distribute postils, adult and children’s education materials. He found it an excellent way to get the message to the people regardless of the Catholic Church’s wishes.

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Home › Forums › Why did conflict fill Luther’s life?

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    01/21/2022 at 15:13

    01212022 It is thought that Conflict filled Luther”s life because he behaved and taught contrary to the Theological teachings of the time-particularly as associated with the practice of Roman Catholicism. He taught e.g. against Justification of faith through simply performance of ‘Good works.’ He taught instead that Salvation from ones Sins–however defined -was through the Grace of God principally that was achieved for particularly ALL whom professed Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior ,and believe that His death washes us free of our sins-although living a wholesome life isnt to be discounted as valuable.

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    01/06/2022 at 20:15

    From a child Luther was raised with strict pious parents who wanted much for their son. He went to schools which taught him one way of thinking- Scholastisism. Yet, as he grew older he was more a humanist. He fought with the way he was taught. He had many conflicts with his father, who wanted him to take a certain course in life–that of a lawyer, so ML could work for his father. Luther chose the path of Augustinian monk. Luther had conflict within himself over whether he was saved or not. He was raised Catholic with all its guilt laden 15-16th century rules, sacraments, good works, etc. Luther did his utmost best at being a monk and at saving himself, all to no avail. Or so he thought.

    Once Luther understood that faith alone was all he needed to be saved he had conflict with Catholic Church, the pope and any person who held those beliefs, which was most of the people he knew. His conflicted knowledge of the true Christian faith would lead him to a lifelong struggle with these different views.

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