I was aware of Martin Luther's 95 These but never had read it before. Now that I read it, I am surprised. I knew that Luther had nailed this work to the doors of the local church and that he called for change in the Catholic Church. I was aware of the many issues with the church at this time, but after getting into his theses, it is definitely a different experience. It gives you a very clear picture of what the problems in the church were like from the perspective of someone in that time period. I can almost hear and feel Luther's frustration in the words, and that is both a bit unnerving and very interesting. His feelings towards the church are made quite clear in these theses and I applaud him for doing what he did.
I commented on Darby's post.
I never realized how far the indulgences had gone either.
ReplyDeleteI like how you bring the theses back to the historical context it is found in. So many times it is easy to forget the setting in which such events occurred. With this background knowledge, it is easier understood Luther's frustrations with the church culture and activity of that day and why he reacted in the way that he did.
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