Martin Luther was born November 10, 1483, at Eisbleben in Saxony, now Germany; he was The son of a poor peasant miner and was reared in an atmosphere of simple strict reverence for God. His parents were Catholics; he received instruction in that religion but had no Biblical instruction in accord with the Bible. Growing up there, he went through the school system. His father moved to … [Read more...]
Martin Luther and the Sale of Indulgences
Pope Leo X sold the diocese of Mainz, Germany, to Albrecht upon the condition of payment of a large sum of money. To pay this, Albrecht secured as his share half the proceeds in his district of the indulgences that the papacy had been issuing since 1506, which was for the building of the new basilica of Saint Peter's Cathedral. Johan Tetzel was commissioned to sell these indulgences. Tetzel … [Read more...]
Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Saxony now Germany on October 31, 1517.
To note, the Catholic Church would rein completely, unopposed, until Martin Luther nailed his 95-page thesis to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg Saxony, now Germany, which sparked the Reformation. Credited with starting the Reformation Movement, Luther argued that the church had to be reformed. He believed that individuals could be saved only by personal faith in Jesus Christ and the … [Read more...]
Meaning of Reformation and Protestant
Another meaning for reformation: Noun: reformation1. Rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course2. Improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs Noun: Reformation1. A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an … [Read more...]
Some Known Churches, First One, and What Came Out of this Era, Also Beyond
Church of Christ, first centuryThe Lutheran ChurchThe Baptist ChurchChurch of England, in America, is Called Episcopal ChurchPresbyterian ChurchThe Methodist ChurchThe Pentecostal Church was started by Charles Parham, who was an American holiness evangelist, in 1900.Assembly of God Church was started by Charles Parham and Eudorus Bell in 1915.John Smyth is generally considered to be the founder of … [Read more...]
About Where I Got This Information
The following I copied from another reliable source. List of countries that were influenced by the Reformation, but abbreviated it, as it was so good for the explanation of the Reformation, probably written by a Professor or well qualified Intellectual. I wanted to display to the reader in List of countries that were influenced by the Reformation, executions in them, burned at the stake, … [Read more...]
List of Some Reformation Countries
Below is a list of some reformation countries that had executions in them, burned at the stake, hung, and strangled. Jan Hus The Czech reformer and university professor Jan Hus, 1369 to 1415) became the best-known representative of the Bohemian Reformation and one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation. Jan Hus was declared a heretic and executed burned at the stake at the … [Read more...]