Transcript Luther v. the Catholic Church

Thursday 1/31:
Luther v. the Catholic Church
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Objective: Understand the significance of
the Protestant Reformation as portrayed
through Media
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Discussion Question: Martin Luther put his 95
Theses on a Church door to get attention.
Where could you post information in today's
world to get others to follow your cause?
Luther v. the Catholic Church
Salvation:
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LUTHER:
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CHURCH:
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Justification by Faith -Christ's sacrifice paid
for all sins, and it is
only necessary to
believe in Jesus to be
saved. Humans are
saved by only by their
faith.
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Both faith and good
deeds (acts of
devotion, charity, the
sacraments, etc.) are
necessary to be saved.
May achieve salvation
through purchasing of
Indulgences
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Performance of Sacramental
Functions/Access to God:
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LUTHER:
The priesthood of all
Believers -- all
believers have equal
access to God and no
other people stand
between you and God.
There are no special
duties that belong to
any particular class of
people.
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CHURCH:
The Catholic Priests
are Necessary: Only
priests can correctly
interpret the Bible and
perform the
sacraments necessary
for salvation. Middle
men are necessary.
Interpreting the Bible
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LUTHER:
The Scriptures Are
The Only True Words
of God -- studying and
understanding the
Bible is therefore
important to all
believers. Translating
the Bible into common
languages and making
it available to all is
necessary.
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CHURCH:
Only the priests of the
church can correctly
interpret the meaning
of the Bible
Bible only in Latin
Sacraments:
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LUTHER:
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The Bible Only Speaks
of Two Sacraments:
Baptism and
Communion.
CHURCH:
There are Seven
Sacraments:
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Baptism
Eucharist
(Communion)
Confession of Sins
Confirmation into the
Church
Marriage
Holy Orders
The Last Rites
“Luther”
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Today: Complete the Luther Stations Activity in
order to get broad understanding of the significance
of the Protestant Reformation
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The film covers Luther's life from his becoming a
monk in 1505 to the Diet of Augsburg in 1530.
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Watch for:
 Luther’s reasons for change
 Corruption in the Church
 Indulgences
Tomorrow in Class:
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Answer the questions on the back of the page
using the chart and the video.
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#4 must include examples from the video!
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Due on Friday at the end of class following the
video