Thursday 1/31: Thursday 1/31: Luther v. the Catholic Luther v. the Catholic

Church Church Objective: Understand the Objective: Understand the

significance of the Protestant significance of the Protestant Reformation as portrayed through Reformation as portrayed through Media Media

Discussion Question:Discussion Question: Martin Luther Martin Luther put his 95 Theses on a Church door to put his 95 Theses on a Church door to get attention. Where could you post get attention. Where could you post information in today's world to get information in today's world to get others to follow your cause? others to follow your cause?

Luther v. the Catholic Luther v. the Catholic ChurchChurch

Salvation:Salvation: LUTHER:LUTHER:

Justification by Faith -- Christ's sacrifice paid for all sins, and it is only necessary to believe in Jesus to be saved. Humans are saved by only by their faith.

CHURCH:CHURCH:

Both faith and good deeds (acts of devotion, charity, the sacraments, etc.) are necessary to be saved.

May achieve May achieve salvation through salvation through purchasing of purchasing of IndulgencesIndulgences

Performance of Performance of Sacramental Sacramental

Functions/Access to God:Functions/Access to God: LUTHER:LUTHER: The priesthood of The priesthood of

all Believersall Believers -- all -- all believers have believers have equal access to equal access to God and no other God and no other people stand people stand between you and between you and God. There are no God. There are no special duties that special duties that belong to any belong to any particular class of particular class of people.people.

CHURCH:CHURCH: The Catholic The Catholic

Priests are Priests are NecessaryNecessary: Only : Only priests can priests can correctly interpret correctly interpret the Bible and the Bible and perform the perform the sacraments sacraments necessary for necessary for salvation. Middle salvation. Middle men are necessary.men are necessary.

Interpreting the Bible Interpreting the Bible LUTHER:LUTHER: The Scriptures Are The Scriptures Are

The Only True The Only True Words of God -- Words of God -- studying and studying and understanding the understanding the Bible is therefore Bible is therefore important to all important to all believers. believers. Translating the Translating the Bible into common Bible into common languages and languages and making it available making it available to all is necessary.to all is necessary.

CHURCH:CHURCH: Only the priestsOnly the priests

of the church can of the church can correctly correctly interpret the interpret the meaning of the meaning of the Bible Bible

Bible only in Bible only in LatinLatin

Sacraments:Sacraments: LUTHER:LUTHER:

The Bible Only The Bible Only Speaks of Two Speaks of Two Sacraments:Sacraments: Baptism and Baptism and Communion.Communion.

CHURCH:CHURCH: There are Seven There are Seven

SacramentsSacraments: : Baptism Baptism Eucharist Eucharist

(Communion) (Communion) Confession of Confession of

SinsSins Confirmation Confirmation

into the Churchinto the Church MarriageMarriage Holy OrdersHoly Orders The Last RitesThe Last Rites

““Luther”Luther” Today: Complete the Luther Stations Activity in Today: Complete the Luther Stations Activity in

order to get broad understanding of the order to get broad understanding of the significance of the Protestant Reformationsignificance of the Protestant Reformation

The film covers Luther's life from his becoming a The film covers Luther's life from his becoming a monk in 1505 to the Diet of Augsburg in 1530.monk in 1505 to the Diet of Augsburg in 1530.

Watch for:Watch for: Luther’s reasons for changeLuther’s reasons for change Corruption in the ChurchCorruption in the Church IndulgencesIndulgences

Tomorrow in Class:Tomorrow in Class:

Answer the questions on the back of Answer the questions on the back of the page using the chart and the the page using the chart and the video.video.

#4 must include examples from the #4 must include examples from the video!video!

Due on Friday at the end of class Due on Friday at the end of class following the videofollowing the video