Question

Which one of the following statements about Martin Luther is correct?
1. He encouraged the practice of making donations to the church to gain forgiveness for sins.
2. Many Catholic Christian sects trace their origins to his teachings.
3. He felt that several practices in Roman Protestant church went against the teachings of the Bible.
4. He translated the Bible into German.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : He felt that several practices in Roman Protestant church went against the teachings of the Bible.

• Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk and seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.
• Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
• He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be purchased with money, proposing an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517.
• His refusal to renounce all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his ex-communication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.
• Luther taught that salvation and, subsequently, eternal life are not earned by good deeds but are received only as of the free gift of God’s grace through the believer’s faith in Jesus Christ as a redeemer from sin.
• His theology challenged the authority and office of the pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge from God, and opposed priestly intervention for the forgiveness of sins by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood.
• He felt that several practices in the Roman Protestant church went against the teachings of the Bible.
• Those who identify with these, and all of Luther’s wider teachings, are called Lutherans, though Luther insisted on Christian or Evangelical as the only acceptable names for individuals who professed Christ.
• From the Above discussion, we can conclude that 3rd statement is the correct answer.