What Does it Mean to be a Lutheran, part 1
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The document discusses how the medieval Roman Catholic Church taught that having a right relationship with God involved baptism forgiving sins, but that good works were also necessary to make up for venial sins. It notes that most people did not have enough time to do enough good works, so the Church established purgatory. The document then summarizes Luther's objections to indulgences and the selling of indulgences by Dominican friar Johann Tetzel. It lists some of Luther's 95 theses objecting to Church teachings and practices. Finally, it discusses what being Lutheran means today, including taking the Bible seriously, understanding God's unconditional love, being saved by grace through faith alone rather than works, and pointing to Christ
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What Does it Mean to be a Lutheran, part 1
- 1. Part 1 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A LUTHERAN?
- 2. Baptism forgives guilt and eternal punishment for sin HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 3. Baptism forgives guilt and eternal punishment for sin HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 4. Baptism forgives guilt and eternal punishment for sin HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 5. Venial sins (less serious) move you toward one side HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 6. HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 7. But at least you’re still on the teeter totter HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 8. Jesus, the grace of God, and your own good works make forgiveness and salvation possible HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 9. Good works are repentance, contrition, prayer, mass, charity HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 10. HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 11. Most don’t have enough time to do enough good works to make up for all our sin HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 12. Not enough time to “work off” all our sin here and now. Only the pure in heart will see God, therefore “God mercifully established a place of purgation” where punishment would be exacted for every remaining sin (The Roots of Reform, Vol 1, p. 15). PURGATORY
- 13. Treasury of Merit HOW THE MEDIEVAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TAUGHT TO HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
- 14. INDULGENCES
- 15. DOMINICAN FRIAR JOHANN TETZEL
- 16. BIBLE Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast.
- 17. BIBLE Romans 3:21-26 21 But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, 23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24 they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed; 26 it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies the one who has faith in Jesus.
- 19. Limits of the Pope’s authority Rejecting bad preaching/false claims How Christians are taught Treasury of merits?!? Insults those who would disagree with him 95 THESES
- 20. We take the Bible seriously—it norms our doctrine and life together WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR LUTHERANS TODAY?
- 21. We take the Bible seriously—it norms our doctrine and life together God’s love is unconditional (balance beam not teeter totter) WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR LUTHERANS TODAY?
- 22. We take the Bible seriously—it norms our doctrine and life together God’s love is unconditional (balance beam not teeter totter) We are saved by grace through faith WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR LUTHERANS TODAY?
- 23. We take the Bible seriously—it norms our doctrine and life together God’s love is unconditional (balance beam not teeter totter) We are saved by grace through faith We are saved by grace, not works WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR LUTHERANS TODAY?
- 24. Luther pointed us to Christ