I am a convert from RC to very conservative Lutheran. I was raised in a devout Catholic home, all my family is Catholic and most are very active. I graduated k-12 Catholic school. My fiance and I would take turn going to each others churches. I finally heard the true gospel message of Christ crucified for our sin, through faith, by grace, plus nothing. at her Lutheran church. The Catholic church detracts attention from Christ’s perfect sacrifice by teaching salvation by works with a little of Jesus on the side. I know that my salvation is secure through the sacrifice made by my savior, Jesus Christ. Jesus commands all disciples to join in the holy supper, “do this in remembrance of me”. Jesus never commanded that only Peter and his lineage would be able to administer the last supper. Does everyone forget the horrible corruption in the Papacy during the middle ages? How can you horror the lineage when it was obviously corrupted.
I want to better understand your thoughts. The Bible does show the Pope being established. In fact it is also proven by historical fact as the third Pope commanded a Church created by St Paul; while, the apostles yet lived.
Your thoughts concerning on works is in error; however, I will let you research that a bit. I want to focusd upon why people do not research their own faith
Do you forget that the Pope that Luther attack was not the person often portrayed. His one sin, as all people sin, was he spent too much money. The indulgences he sold were in fact to raise money to build the Sistine Chapel. Note that if the person did the indulgences without remorse it was not granted by God. Let us review what Luther supported. He supported his German Monarch Frederick charging to view supposed relics of the Church. For example mutiliated bodies from King Herod’s killing of babies when Christ was born, one could pay to see the thumb of St Anne, a twig from the Burning Bush, hay from Jesus’ manger. Luther supported the paying to see the relics and in fact supported that one could escape 1,902,202 years and 270 days from purgatory. This can be found in any book; but, I am citing Martin Luther by Martin Marty. Note also that these facts can be found in his very own hand writing.
How do you feel about him supporting the murder of 400,000 peasants when they revolted against the German Monarch? How do you feel about him being a bigot and anti-semite. Note throughout history the Popes continually issued Papal Bulls against harming Jews.
How do you feel about him taking books out of the Bible because he was losing a debate to Eck. Or course Luther reverted to St Jeromes’ argument from the fourth century. This argument has been dispproved by the Dead Sea Scrolls. (I understand that Luther kept them in his Bible; however, he did not support them)
How do you feel about his own Father stating that the Devil must have made him become a Priest?
How do you feel that he became a Priest from a vow to St Anne that if he was saved from a thunderstorm he would become a Priest? Or that he tirelssly beat himself because he never felt he was accetalbe to God. This though his Priest continually told him that God loved and forgave him for sins. He continued to torment himself with day long confessions and beatings to himself.
Luther was just a terrified man that never felt loved. It is now thought that this was created by his relationship with his father and not his God.
Please read the history of Luther and the Church. You will find out that perhaps most of what you thought occurred truly did not. You may attempt to refute these statements; however, these facts come from Luthers very own handwriting. The Catholic Faith is based upon Jesus. The Popes are men that sin; but, they did not define our faith. Luther defined your faith.
