How Did Martin Luther Impact Society

Martin Luther affected his society in three main ways. One way was by his faith, another by his 95 Theses and lastly, by his legacy.. By creating such strong influences, Martin Luther would unwillingly change the entire continent of Europe.

Martin is probably most known for his religious and spiritual enlightenment. In the early years of Monastery, Martin Luther, was not able to find the spiritual enlightenment he so desired. He once was told by a mentor that if he focused primarily on Christ, Christ would later provide him with the guidance he needed. In later years, Martin Luther enrolled at the University of Wittenberg in Germany, and excelled greatly in his studies to later become a professor of theology. After years of studies Martin Luther would finally find the religious enlightenment he seeked. Though Luther believed well in the Roman Catholic beliefs, he started to question things. He would even take the initiative to call the pope out in his

teachings at the University of Wittenberg. He would begin teaching his own perspectives of the church to his students, who questioned his teachings. Eventually the pope would have enough and threaten to have Luther excommunicated if he kept on with these actions, which Luther would.

Luther was committed to the idea that salvation only existed by praising and worshipping God.

Luther would go on to deny these objectives by writing “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” also known as “The 95 Theses.” This would consist of questions that were up for debate. The 95 These would later become the basis for Protestant Reformation, was written in a way not accusing but simply questioning. In the first two theses, contained Lathers’ main focus, those of which God ask believers to repent rather than faith alone. The following 93 would simply argue that of the first two. The 95 Theses became widely popular and spread from Germany to Rome, although the Roman Catholic Church was not open about it and would hold up to their threat on Luther. On January 1521, Luther was excommunicated from the church, and the council also convicted the “Edict of Worms,” which would ban Lathers’ writings and declare him a convicted man. This still would not stop Luther

though.

Luther, now a wanted man would still continue to return to Wittenberg. He would go on to later take part in the Peasants Rebellion. Martin would go on to leave a legacy on the world and especially on the Roman Catholic Church. His writings are still taught in many schools today. Martins’ writings teachings will always be remembered for standing up for something he didn’t feel were correct. It takes real guts to stand up for something even knowing you were going to be punished for it, and for that, I admire him. Martins legacy taught me to stand up for what I believe in.

Martin Luther was a very smart man who didn’t care about the consequence of his actions, as long as he felt they were right. He reached his spiritual enlightenment, even when he thought he wouldn’t. He had strong beliefs I his faith and even thought he would share his beliefs in his teachings. Martin didn’t care about having been kicked out of the Roman Catholic church for something he believed in. And for that, martin will be remembered for his brave legacy.