Martin Luther, Man of God - a Man Nevertheless

10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546https:/ /www.biography.com/people /martin-luther-9389283

Portrait of Luther by German artist Cranach Martin Luther in 1522

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Original home of Luder in Möhra,

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Eisleben

The city Eisleben, at the time of Luther, was the most important city of Count Mansfeld's holdings.

Here Martin Luther was born on 10 Nov 1483 the son of the miner Hans Luder. The family emigrated from Thuringian Möhra and had rented a house on Langen Gasse (today Lutherstrasse 16) in the Petri quarter. A chamber on the courtyard side of the ground floor served as the birth room of Martin Luther.

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EislebenMemorial at Luther's Birth House

Birthplace of Luther

The Luther's were poor and young Martin, was gifted with a great voice. Many times he literally had to sing for his supper!Mercy Frau Ursula Cotta often shared the family meal with him.

Luther in Latin School (before University) in Eisenach from 1498-1501

Luther’s House, Eisnach https://www.pinterest.com/cvdongen/drmartin-luther/http://www.reformation.org/saint-martin-luther.html

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1501 Luther enters University of Erfurt

1502 Luther receives Baccalaureate degree and begins studying for his Masters

1505 Luther receives his Masters degree

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Luther is caught by a thunderstorm on the way back to Erfurt from his parent's

house and is probably struck by lightningJuly 2, 1505

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Back in Erfurt he calls all his friends for a party.Unknown to them it is a goodbye party. He will not go with them to Law school

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Luther

Augustinian Monastery, Erfurt

1505 Luther enters the Black Monastery in Erfurt

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“If ever there was a monk who will make it to heaven with

monckery then I am that monk”

Due to his talents the order decided that Luther must study for the priesthood

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In order to be ordained to the priesthood in 1507 Luther had to say Masshttps:/ /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)

Luther tried to run away, his friends had to hold himhttps:/ /sites.google.com/site/wwwtangaannaikgfcom/prayer-and-all-saints-and-jesus-and-holy-mass

After the Terror at the altar he turned and there was his father and mother.

Father said:” You claim you heard the voice of the Lord in that thunderstorm. Are you sure it was not the voice of the Devil. Scripture says ‘honor father and mother’https: / /drongomala.wordpress.com/category/the-arts/music/ indian-music/

Henceforth Luther is a deeply troubled man.Could it be that he gave up everything and was possibly following the Evil One

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Wittenberg

Rome

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Skull of Chrysostom

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Fragments of the Cross

city of many relics

The Holy Stairs - the stairs believed to have been climbed by Jesus at the home of Pontius Pilate and moved to Rome - now at St John Lateran Basilica

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Luther returns from Rome to Wittenberg, 1511

Town Hall and City Church, Wittenberg.

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Luther in the Monastery in Wittenberg

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Luther’s torments are now greater

then ever. He needed help!

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“If it had not been for Dr. Staupitz, I would have sunk in hell.”

Luther’s wise and godly superior, Johannes von Staupitz recognized in Martin Luther great intellectual talents and helped him to channel his energies away from excessive introspection

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After six hours of confessing

I forgot a sin. I can not escape punishment!

The Confessional does not work

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His decisive religious enlightenment came during his study of the Letter to the Romans (1515-16) during which time he realized that people receive justice through the grace of God, not through good works:

"For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, "The one who is

righteous will live by faith." (Romans 1:17)

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Indulgence letter

Albrecht von Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz 

Indulgence Sale

Cardinal Albrecht of Mainzby Albrecht Dürer

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John Tetzel Selling Indulgences.

Copy of the infamous Indulgence by Tetzel "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from

purgatory springs"

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Luther

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John Tetzel Selling Indulgences.

Luther’s Response:Posting of 95 Theses, Oct.31, 1517 on Castle Church Door

Propositions dealing with indulgences, basis for a proposed academic disputation.

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95 Theses

Wittenberg, Castle Church. Castle Church Door with 95 Theses

LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER (German, 1472-1553)Martin Luther Preaching, ca. 1539

Martin Luther Preaching his

Biblical Discoveries.

“The just shall live by faith”.

Luther preaching by Schnorr

Indulgences do not work!

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were Martin Luther Preached

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 Schlosskirche (Castle Church) 

Stadtkirche (City Church)

Now they went on the attack

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Luther and Cajetan by Ferdinand Pauwels, 1872

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Pope Leo X issues bull of

excommunication against Luther. He has 60 days to recant. 1520

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Luther Burning Papal Bull

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On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, Wittenberg, 1520. This pamphlet, with Martin Luther's portrait, first appeared in Latin and was directed against the sacramental system.

Of the seven sacraments, Luther considered only baptism and communion, and to some degree, confession, sacraments of Christ.

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The priests administer seven sacraments which impart “saving grace” . Without the sacraments the power of the Church is gone.

Decet Romanum Pontificem (English: It Pleases the

Roman Pontiff) January 3, 1521,

Before the Emperor and Diet:Before the Emperor and Diet:Luther at Worms: 1521Luther at Worms: 1521

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Luther at WormsLuther at Worms

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Luther's Appearance at the Imperial Diet

• Luther's books were placed on a table. He was then asked if they were his works and whether he wanted to recant.

• Luther requested time to think over his reply and the next day he answered:

• "Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason - I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other - my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen."

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Charles V ban of Martin Luther

Charles V

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Luther carried off  to the Wartburg

Luther saved by Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony.

As Luther travelled back to Wittenberg, armed horsemen came out of the forest, dragged Luther from his wagon and took him to the Wartburg Castle. The kidnapping had been arranged by Prince Frederick in order to preserve Luther’s life. Despite the Emperor’s decree that anyone helping Luther was subject to the loss of life and property, Frederick risked his throne and life to protect his pastor and professor.

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Luther's study on the Wartburghttp:/ /www.wartburg.de/de/die-wartburg/kunstsammlung.html

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Fight with the devil and throwing of ink well, Wartburg

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In Luther’s absence on the Wartburg, Andreas Karlstadt and others instituted revolutionary changes, such as removal of images from the churches, the suppression of masses, and the abolition of the law of celibacy. These changes led to growing social unrest.

Revolutionary changes in Wittenberg during Revolutionary changes in Wittenberg during Luther's absence on the WartburgLuther's absence on the Wartburg

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Luther returned to Wittenberg, and in 8 days

of intensive preaching, renounced many of

Karlstadt’s innovations, stopped the rioting which threatened the

reformation and overshadowed justification

by faith and the the Gospel. 

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All Praise to Thee, Eternal God Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands

Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice (German)

Flung to the Heedless Winds From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee

From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee (German) From Heaven Above (German) From Heaven Above (English)

If God Had Not Been on Our Side If God Had Not Been on Our Side (German)

In Peace and Joy I Now Depart In the Midst of Earthly Life (German) Isaiah, Mighty Seer, in Days of Old

Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word (German)

May God Bestow on Us His Grace May God Bestow on Us His Grace (German)

A Mighty Fortress (In German) A Mighty Fortress (In English): American Lutheran Version A Mighty Fortress (In English): Frederick H. Hedge version

O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold (German)

O Lord, We Praise Thee O Lord, We Praise Thee (German) Our Father, Thou in Heaven Above

Our Father, Thou in Heaven Above (German) Savior of the Nations, Come

Savior of the Nations, Come (German) That Man a Godly Life Might Live (German)

Thou Who Art Three in Unity We All Believe in One True God

We All Believe in One True God (German) We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost

We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost (German)

A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing; Our helper He,

amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing, For still our ancient foe Doth seek to work us woe; his craft and power are great, And, armed

with cruel hate, On earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing,

Were not the right Man on our side, The man of God's own choosing.   Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it

is He; Lord Sabaoth is His  name, From age to age the same. And He

MUST win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled, Should threaten to undo us We will not fear, for God hath willed His

Truth to triumph through us. The prince of Darkness grim, We tremble not for him; his rage we can endure. 

For lo! his doom is sure, One little Word shall fell him.

That Word above all earthly powers - No thanks to them abideth;

The Spirit and the gifts are ours, Through Him who with us sideth.

Let goods and kindred go, This mortal life also; The body they may kill;

God's Truth abideth still. His kingdom is forever Amen!!

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The Monk and Nun met and married

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Luther’s Marriage to nun Katharina von Bora, 1525

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Luther musiziert mit seiner Familie (Gemä lde von Gustav Adolph Spangenberg, 1866. Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, Inventarnr. I. 234)

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Luther’s Family. Luther, the Family Man

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Luther’s Family. Luther, the Family Man

“My Katie is in all things so obliging and pleasing to me that I would not exchange my poverty for the riches of Croesus.”

Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1530).

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The  former monk and nun were happily married for 21 years. They modeled

Protestant marriage and replaced the long-held belief that celibacy was the ideal

state. 

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The Luther family living room, where the conversations recorded by students in "Table Talk" (starting in 1531) took

place.

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"The observance of the seventh day was being revived in Luther's time by Carlstadt" (Dr. White, Bishop of Ely ,Treatise of the Sabbath, page 8).

"Carlstadt held to the Divine authority of the Sabbath from the Old Testament.“ Sears' Life of Luther, page 402

''Indeed, if Carlstadt were to write further about the Sabbath, Sunday would have to give way, and the Sabbath—that is to say, Saturday—must be kept holy.“ Luther, Against the Celestial

Prophets, quoted in “Life of Martin Luther in Pictures,” page 147.

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However, this, I say, is not so restricted to any time, as with the Jews, that it must be just on this or that day; for in itself no one day is better than another; but this should indeed be done daily; however, since the masses cannot give such attendance, there must be at least one day in the week set apart.But since from of old Sunday [the Lord's Day] has been appointed for this purpose, we also should continue the same, in order that everything be done in harmonious order, and no one create disorder by unnecessary innovation.

Martin Luther, The Large CatechismThe Third Commandment.Thou shalt sanctify the holy day. [Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.]

The Small Catechism of Martin Luther

C. The Third Commandment You must keep the Sabbath holy.Q. What does this mean? We must fear and love God, so that we will not look down on preaching or God's Word, but consider it holy, listen to it willingly, and learn it.

Agreement on 14 out of 15 issues, but not on the Last

Supper

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Luther did not like the bigamy of Philip of Hesse but did not stop it

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1523 marriage to the unattractive and sickly Christine of Saxony

1540 married Margarethe von der Saale.

German Peasants' War, 1525

Martin Luther (1525). Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants .“Therefore let everyone who can, smite, slay, and stab, secretly or openly, remembering that nothing can be more poisonous, hurtful, or devilish than a rebel ...”

Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of

Peasants.

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On the Jews and Their Lies by Martin Luther

Luther argued that the Jews were no longer the chosen people but "the devil's people": he referred to them with violent, vile language.[ Luther advocated setting synagogues on fire, destroying Jewish prayer books, forbidding rabbis from preaching, seizing Jews' property and money, and smashing up their homes, so that these "poisonous envenomed worms" would be forced into labour or expelled "for all time"https:/ /de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_und_die_Juden#/media/File:1543

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In his later years, Luther's health deteriorated badly and his writings became coarse and vitriolic.  His Against the Papacy at Rome Founded by the Devil of 1545 is especially vulgar

What God thinks of the papacy

From the mid-1530s on, Luther suffered from gout, headaches, high blood pressure, heart issues (angina), poor circulation, hemorrhoids, and kidney stones, not to mention the Anfechtungen (assaults of the devil, depression etc)

Against the Papacy of Rome created by the Devil

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Martin Luther told Lucas Cranach to illustrate Luther’s Against the Papacy at Rome, Founded by the Devil (March 1545). Luther told him what to depict. “The cartoon shows the Pope and three cardinals being expelled from the anus of a female devil while three furies are nursing and caring for three infant popes . . . a graphic echo of Luther's assertion in his treatise that the pope had been born from the devil's behind."

Pope Alexander VI by Martin Luther, 1545

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Pope Leo X Dr. Eck

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Language and Lack of Control of the Tongue

Luther described Catholics as "the devil's whore-church" (Grisar, IV, 288) who "stuff our mouths with horse-dung" (Grisar, IV, 321)

Luther's typical descriptions of various Catholics: Crowned donkey, abandoned, senseless man, excrement of hogs and asses, impudent royal windbag, arrant fool. (Grisar, IV, 302; describing King Henry VIII)

Liar, mad bloodhound, murderer, traitor, assassin of souls, arch-knave, dirty pig and devil's child, nay, the devil himself. (Grisar, IV, 302; describing Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg)

Mad, bloodthirsty murderer, a blind and hardened donkey, who ought to be put to scratch for dung-beetles in the manure-heaps of the Papists. (Grisar, IV, 302; describing Hoogstraaten, a Cologne Dominican)

List of Luther's crude statements: http://ergofabulous.org/luther/insult-list.php

EislebenHouse where Luther died

18 February 1546

Bed where Luther died

Melanchthon wrote: “Dead is the charioteer of Israel, who has led the church in these last times

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Luther's tombstone in the Castle Church in Wittenberg.

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Funeral Sermon