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THE POSITIVE IMPACT MARTIN LUTHER HAD ON THE
REFORMATION



Martin Luther had several positive impacts on the Reformation. For instance, putting

the immorality of the Catholic Church under microscope and later coming to a

revolutionary idea that will limit their power. One aspect of the Catholic Church that was

challenged by Martin Luther were the indulgences the church was selling in order to build a new church in Rome. Indulgences were the selling of prayers or authorizations in order to get a relative or love one out of purgatory and to their final resting place. The dishonesty of the church generated a response from Luther. His views on religion were drastically different from the Catholic Church due to the fact, he believed salvation was merited if a good heart is present and had faith in Christ’s promise of salvation. He also believed in reading the bible, studying it, and interpreting the content themselves rather than it being......

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