- Matthew 7:24-27
- Jesus never said, “Salvation is by works alone.”
- In the 1500s, the Catholic church needed money, so they raised it in part by selling indulgences. Johann Tetzel was instrumental in this practice.
- Roman Catholic view of sin:
- Sin
- Eternal penalties
- Confess to a priest
- Temporal penalties
- Penance (good work)
- Crusade (or pay for a peasant to go on a crusade)
- Indulgence
- Romans 4:1-8
- Ephesians 2:4-10
- Titus 3:1-8
- Eternal penalties
- Jesus never said, “Salvation is by faith alone.”
- Martin Luther (1483-1546)
- Deep sense of personal guilt.
- Reacted to Catholic church
- 95 Theses
- Matthew 7:24, 21 – Good works do not earn our salvation, they are simply conditions God requires to receive His grace.
- Mark 16:15-16; John 6:27-29; II Peter 1:5-11; James 2:14-26
- Martin Luther (1483-1546)
- Sin
- Roman Catholic view of sin:
- In the 1500s, the Catholic church needed money, so they raised it in part by selling indulgences. Johann Tetzel was instrumental in this practice.
DW
July 10, 2016
For further study, see also:
faith
forgiveness of sins
indulgences
Johann Tetzel
Martin Luther
plan of salvation
Roman Catholic church
works
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