The practice of indulgences led to a corrupt way of living a pure Christian life. ... In 1536, he had set down his own religious thought in a book, "The Institutes of the Christian Religion" It is not clear why Calvin had broken the Roman Catholicism, but it could be guessed, that part of Luther's teachings had encouraged and inspired him. ... It could be this, that many have followed John Calvin's teachings, and from this, the Calvinistic church was brought in. ... Luther's writings were smuggled into the country during the early years of reformation, resulting in a dissatisf...

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The Reformation brought a time of religious upheaval and confusion. The perplexity of the reform consists of many wars between peasants, townsfolk, and the Roman Catholic Church. According to the pre-Reformation Roman Catholic Church, it was believed that all human beings are born into a state o...

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However, Paul continually reminded Christians, and argued against the Jews, that righteousness and salvation is a gift from God, through Christ. ... The implementation of indulgences was just one of many erroneous doctrines the Catholic Church had instituted within the framework of the Church. ... He would soon lose interest in the subject of law, and rather took a keen interest to religion. This resulted as the studied religion more and more and began worry over his sinful condition before God. ... In one of his theses he stated, "Every Christian who truly repents has full forgiveness, even w...

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• Grade Level: High School