How Did Martin Luther Improve And Reform The Church

Martin Luther believed that the church was corrupt and after spending time reading the scriptures he decided to do something about what the church was doing wrong, not to destroy it, but the improve and reform the church to bring it back to a deep spiritually. Firstly, Martin Luther did not like the selling of indulgences so someone could pay to shorten the length of time someone who had recently died time in purgatory. The church was selling indulgences to collect money to build St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and after studying the scriptures, Martin Luther realised that there was no mention of the church having the power the releases people from purgatory. He also believed that through believing in God and having faith in God, you are able

Martin Luther believed that everything important was found in the bible and if it was not in the bible then it was not important and should not be followed. Martin Luther only believed in two of the seven sacraments, Baptism and Eucharist as they were both mentioned in the bible. Anything else that was not mentioned in the bible that they church carried out such as the other five sacraments ( Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony, and confirmation) were irrelevant. Like Martin Luther, John Calvin also believed that only two sacraments Eucharist and baptism, he also believed that only chosen people can feel the effect of these sacraments. He also agreed with Martin Luther that if something was not in the scriptures, then it should be rejected. Before the reformation, bishops could have more that one diocese, however Martin Luther did not like this as it meant bishops could take money from the diocese that were never at but they did not care for them because they were never there. Martin Luther also did not like the priests and the Pope's power in the