Martin Luther was born on the 10th of November 1483. His father wanted him to become a lawyer and sent him to college to pursue that occupation. He enrolled at Erfurt and changed his focus to philosophy, although he found not to be what he was looking for. During a ride home he was caught in a thunderstorm and a lightning bolt struck a nearby tree.
He entered into a monastery and
began to fast and pray trying to earn his way into heaven, but always found
that he was still a sinner. His superior pointed him to salvation by grace. He
was ordained into the priesthood and earned a doctorate in theology. He taught
at the University of Wittenberg where he had earned his degree.
While hearing a confession, he found
out that a man had been selling indulgences and had claimed that solely by
giving money a person would go to Heaven. Luther responded by nailing his 95
theses to a church and mailing a copy to the Archbishop Albrecht. While there was some slightly rebellious langue, the note was
to try and insure the Catholic Church was sound theologically. In a few months
his friends has published copies of the text and it was widely distributed
throughout Europe in a matter of months.
The archbishop didn’t respond to the
letter, but sent it to Rome. The pope responded slowly and deliberately. He
eventually sent legate Cardinal Cajetan to try and arrest him. The trial broke
down into a shouting match. Luther slipped away in the night.
The rest of Martin Luther’s story
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It is also available to order now or shortly from anywhere that sells books. It is a creative nonfiction collection of biographies of Martin Luther, Francis of Assisi, John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church, and Thomas Becket. Come, tame a wolf, flee from the wrath of the king, feel the horror of impending doom on a ship, and the uncertainty of one’s own salvation with these great heroes of the faith. I have excepts of the book on my website williamdeanhamilton.net
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