In the sixteenth century a revolt arose within the Catholic Church. A man by the name of Martin Luther protested against the Catholic view an obtaining salvation. The Catholics sought salvation by leading a blameless life or by performing holy acts. Another critical view which also led towards the reformation was the "unholy motives of the church officials." Catholic priests would allow people to pay off their iniquities. And as good as this may sound it also put a financial burden on those who were less fortunate. The Pope and other officials were living a life of luxury while the people were paying for their indulgences. The Protestant Reformation was an attempt to correct and purify the Christian religion. Luther put it very simply "Justification by faith alone." His thought as well as the Protestant thought was that our salvation could only be achieved by our faith in Jesus Christ.
The belief in salvation by faith and not by works is a core doctrine of the Protestant religion and so in the eyes of a Protestant the only way to enter the kingdom of heaven. But why all of a sudden did Luther challenge centuries of beliefs and practices? He didn't feel that all of the prayer, studying and sacraments were enough. Therefore, Luther felt that he would never be able to satisfy such a judging God. Not being able to satisfy this God meant eternal damnation. He knew that form birth till now and in the future he was and will always be a sinner and that the only way to enter the kingdom of heaven was to be pure, without sin, he would always fall short of Gods standards. The Protestants believe that Jesus Christ was sent to us so that he could live the perfect life in which man, even from the beginning of time, could not do and so that his death on the cross would pay for the sins we have committed. And that the faith in Jesus Christ would lead them to the salvation they have been seeking for so long.
Faith Faith, according to Hebrews 11:1, is being sure of what we hope for and what we do not see. ... Having faith promotes good works which pleases God. In fact, without faith, good works do not exist. No works is a sign of dead faith! If we do not have faith, we aren't pleasing God! ...
Luther believes that we do not co-operate with our justification. ... The actual grace of God is possessed in humanity to do good works. God has equipped humanity with this ability, so that they may exercise faith through good works. ... God gave the gift of grace to humanity and humans are justified by our faith, which is our salvation. ... In Luther's view human do not have the ability to choose faith and we have to be given it by God. ...
Roman Catholics answer: No, we are saved by faith PLUS love and good works. Faith alone in Jesus Christ as Savior does NOT save! Unless faith is completed by love and good works it cannot save us." ... Faith alone is not enough. ... Faith in Jesus alone is necessary for salvation. ...
Luther felt as though he would not receive salvation through the sacraments, as the church had taught. While the Church believed that a Christian could reach salvation through good works, Luther believed that Christianity and salvation ran deeper. ... He concluded that no amount of good works, however necessary for maintaining the Christian community, would bring salvation. ... I agree with these views on salvation and church practices. ... I agree that one can not reach salvation based solely on the sacraments, but that an unyielding faith in the Lord must be present, and that that takes prec...
Asian faiths have different stories of creation between each faith. ... A major difference between Abrahamic faiths and all of the faiths to be discussed is the existence of a major, absolute text to guide an individual to heaven or salvation. In the Abrahamic faiths, the works of the Bible, Torah, and Quran set the basis for the religion, and every sect of that religion accepts its book as the word of their respective God. ... Christianity and Judaism have the 10 Commandments, which specifically state "Thou Shalt Not , " and Islam has its Five Pillars of Faith. ... If you do not accept and he...
Christian "Faith" and Muslims "Works" can do the same. ... The issue of faith and works comes up over and over again. ... This is very close to Islamic Faith alone notion of salvation, since the Merciful God does allow repentance. ... (The Holy Quran, 2:25) It should be noted that not all Christians believe in Faith alone for salvation. The entire Chapter 2 of the Book of James puts a great emphasis on faith and works. ...
"We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.... The letters were received with disputed contention because if a follower of Christ is able to receive salvation through faith alone, then it also means that good works and good intentions are not what God is demanding of us. ... According to Paul, "a person is not...
Asking these questions is not wrong. ... Because the Bible is inspired, we can conclude that it is "error free in the matters that relate to our salvation. ... God gives us the freedom to choose; i.e., whether or not to have faith. ... God does not force His gift upon us. ... Works Cited Links, Mark. ...
At this time, before Luther's reform, people based their salvation on achieving good works and people began questioning if they had done their very best or done enough to earn salvation. ... Luther believes that the laws are impossible for us to follow but our salvation does not depend on our obedience of these laws, our salvation is dependent on faith alone in God. ... This means that the person who has faith has everything, and the person who lacks faith has nothing. ... People concentrated on performing many good works in order to earn God's reward. ... Medieval theologians t...