Martin Luther: The Great Leader Of The Protestant Reformation

The Great Reformer Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 - February 18, 1546) was a Christian theologian and Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines of Protestant and other Christian traditions. Martin Luther was one of the most influential people of the Protestant Reformation. Luther was also responsible for the break-up of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was a representative during the 16th century of a desire widespread of the renewal and reform of the Catholic Church. He launched the Protestant reform a continuation of the medieval religious search. Martin Luther was born to Hans and Margaretha Luder on Novermber 10, 1483 in Eisleben, Germany and was baptized the next
He ordered the monk to pursue an academic career. In 1507 Luther was ordained to the priesthood. In 1508, he began teaching theology at the University of Wittenberg. Luther earned his Bachelor 's degree in Biblical Studies on 9 March 1508 and a Bachelor 's degree in 1509. On 19 October 1512, the University of Wittenberg conferred upon Martin Luther the degree of Doctor of Theology (The Economist 2011.) The demands of study for academic degrees and preparation for delivering lectures drove Martin Luther to study the Scriptures in depth. Luther immersed himself in the teachings of the Scripture and the early church. Slowly, terms like penance and righteousness took on new meaning. The controversy that broke loose with the publication of his 95 Theses placed even more pressure on the reformer to study the Bible. This study convinced him that the Church had lost sight of several central truths. To Luther, the most important of these was the doctrine that brought him peace with God.
With joy, Luther now believed and taught that salvation is a gift of God 's grace, received by faith and trust in God 's promise to forgive sins for the sake of Christ 's death on the cross. This, he believed was God 's work from beginning to