HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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attending regular church services
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doing an exceptional amount of good deeds while on Earth
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studying to be a monk, nun, or priest
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faith and an emphasis on the Bible
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Detailed explanation-1: -He did not believe the Catholic Church had the power to pardon people sins. Rather, Luther thought that salvation could be achieved only through God’s mercy. No one needed to seek or buy salvation through the church.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lutherans believed people only had to have faith (belief) in God to earn salva-tions (be saved and enter heaven). Luther ar-gued that salvation did not depend on doing good things for others. He based this belief on a passage he found in the New Testament of the Bible, in Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Detailed explanation-3: -His primary concern was how he as an individual could feel the assurance of salvation. Thus he developed his doctrine that salvation is by faith alone, a faith which did not mean holding certain things true, but a faith which meant an immediate and personal relation with Jesus Christ.
Detailed explanation-4: -Luther and other Reformers reasserted the authority of the Scripture alone, as opposed to tradition and church hierarchy. They maintained that salvation comes by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone.
Detailed explanation-5: -Lutherans believe that individuals receive this gift of salvation through faith alone. Saving faith is the knowledge of, acceptance of, and trust in the promise of the Gospel. Even faith itself is seen as a gift of God, created in the hearts of Christians by the work of the Holy Spirit through the Word and Baptism.