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¶ … Luther "On Christian Liberty'" Appeal German Nobility. 1.What complaints Papacy "Appeal German Nobility'? 2.Outline Luther's position saving power faith works 'On Christian Liberty'? Do's fair? Reading: Shakespeare Richard II 1.
Martin Luther's "Appeal to the German Nobility" was meant to stand as an attack on Rome with regard to the Catholic Church's failure to support reform. He emphasized three walls of the Romanists in the document and discussed about the reasons why it was essential for society to acknowledge the Church's failure to act in accordance with its early principles.
The first idea relates to how there is no difference between the secular and temporal states and that the Book of Revelation actually supports the belief that baptism enables individuals to act as priests. This first issue was meant to provide the masses with information concerning how priests were little more...
This type of criticism was essential in emphasizing Luther's interest in breaking from the Catholic Church.
The third point is meant to criticize the pope's authority to call a council. Luther acknowledged that the church was reluctant to provide anyone else but the pope with this power in order to avoid having other bodies discuss spiritual matters without involving the Catholic Church directly.
2. Luther believed that faith was an essential concept in making it possible for an individual to improve his or her connection with God. From his perspective, faith was more important than works when considering an individual's religious nature.
Even with the fact that it is certainly difficult to get involved in a debate concerning the significance of works in…
Works cited:
Luther, Martin, "On Christian liberty," (Augsburg Fortress, Publishers, 2003)
Shakespeare, William, "Richard II," (Bell, 1786)
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