95 Thesis Martin Luther

            During the old days in Germany, one of the most powerful leaders in that time was the Pope and council of the church. They had a profound impact on daily social life and political control. Yet there was one man that was going to stand up to this tyrannical power. His name was Martin Luther. He can be described as a Protestant Reformer who created his own teachings and theories through theological studies. His own study of the scriptures caused him to find the answer to searching for his own faith in himself and God. He was one of the most significant figures in that time because there were many Germans who were looking for answers - which at the time could only be discerned by clergy officials. In an effort to help the common man learn the word of God, he was the first to translate the entire Bible to German. After a journey in Rome, he was disgusted with the moral decay in the church. He wrote many books and stories, but one of the main things he wrote was the 95 Theses. The 95 Theses was a call to discuss how to reform the church. After learning what Martin was up to, the Pope became infuriated and wanted him to disown the 95 Thesis. Luther refused, and was promptly interrogated by clergy officials, resulting in charges with Heracy and overall blasphemy. Later Luther spoke out his mind of why he would not give up, saying, "I do not except the authority of pope and councils for they all have contradicted each other. My conscious is captive only to the word of God. To go against my conscious is neither right nor safe." By these words, you could tell Luther was not going to give up his fights or his studies. His studies were everything he believed in. He accepted the consequences and thought for sure that he would be given to the angry religious people to be killed. Luther was fortunate though because according to the pbs video, Luther had a protector and supporter, Frederick the Wise. Frederick the Wise wanted him alive because he though Luther was a very good teacher, and wanted him to continue his studies and fights. Eventually there were followers behind him because out in the streets there were 9 out of 10 people that said down with the church, and the 10th person said let the pope die. Even to Martin Luther's grave, he wanted to haunt the pope and monks. Luther's last remorse was, "When I die, I want to be a ghost so that I can continue to pester the Bishops, Priests, and godless Monks until they have more trouble with a dead Luther than they could of had before with a thousand living one's." All of this history shows how remarkable and strong Luther was with his beliefs. Here we can see that he definitely helped change a course in history.