Martin+Luther

__**Justin Spitzer**__:

**I. Martin Luther** **A. The Early Luther** · Vowed to become a monk if spared after a lightning storm · Major concern at first was assurance of salvation · Luther began the thought of justification by faith alone, stating that only by having good faith in God will make people deserving of salvation **B. Luther confronts the Church** · Very angry at sale of indulgences · Wrote 95 Theses stating complaints and problems with the church · Luther published other works, making his break with the Catholic church more known: 1. “Address to the Nobility of the German Nation” called for German princes to overthrow papacy 2. “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church” attacked the sacramental system 3. “On the Freedom of a Christian Man” described Luther’s views on salvation **C. Punishment of Luther** · Charles V outraged by Luther’s actions at Worms · Edict of Worms- Luther made an outlaw within the empire and his books were to be burned **D. Lutheranism** · Spread to northern and central Germany as well as 2/3 of free imperial cities · Peasant War: 1. Peasants not satisfied with local landlords 2. Attacked and revolted against their leaders 3. Luther was against this and called upon the German princes to defeat the mobs of peasants · Luther kept only 2 sacraments in Lutheranism: baptism and the Lord’s Supper but denied transubstantiation