Martin Luther And King James Similarities

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Martin Luther and King James were both men of great faith. Although both believed in Christianity, they both had different views as to how the humble servants of god are viewed. One believes that no man is equal to god and all shall worship him and the other believes that as king his word is directly from god and no man shall disobey him. Even though both contrast each other they both show similarities. The main question that is left to wonder is how did both of them come to view god in their own type of way if both of them are Christian men? Martin Luther lives his life telling his followers that no man is equal to go, King James states that his word is directly from god and no man shall defy him, but both in the word of god and will teach their followers how to worship god under there teachings and reigns. …show more content…

Luther highly disputed the Roman Catholic Church and their views of indulgences. Luther believed that no man should be equal to god and all shall worship him and him only. According to an article from questia.com “Luther’s Ninety-five these advances his position against what he saw as abusive practices by preachers selling plenary indulgences. “The shows how people can commit sins and are able to purchase a document stating that the deeds they have committed are gone. Luther’s other claims are that the church didn’t allow merciful acts, giving to the poor and the indulgence certificates are spiritually more valuable than any other thing. Luther believed that the only true Christian way to remove your sins was repentance which allow you to be forgiven on a spiritual

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