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3 de mar. de 2024 · Beliefs and Practices of Lutheranism Sola Scriptura : Lutherans believe in the authority of the Bible as the primary source of religious guidance. They uphold the principle of "sola scriptura," which asserts that the Scriptures alone are the ultimate authority for faith and practice.
Lutheran beliefs are expressed in numerous historical Lutheran confessions, most of which were penned by Luther himself or early Lutheran leaders. These confessions have been collected into the Book of Concord, which is regarded as an authority for doctrine and practice by all Lutherans.
Martin Luther (1483–1546) is one of the most important figures in the history of Christianity (a religion founded by Jesus of Nazareth, also called Jesus Christ). Luther is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation, a movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church (a Christian faith based in Rome, Italy) that resulted in a worldwide ...
The Anglican church had similar Protestant beliefs as Lutheranism but came to be known as only half a Reformation in England. England had deep-rooted Catholic traditions and some of them remained, such as bishops and elaborate Church clothes. Calvinists in England wanted to eradicate all traces of Catholicism in the Anglican church.
Lutheranism would become known as a separate movement after the 1530 Diet of Augsburg, which was convened by Charles V to try to stop the growing Protestant movement. At the Diet, Philipp Melanchthon presented a written summary of Lutheran beliefs called the Augsburg Confession.
Martin Luther OSA ( / ˈluːθər /; [1] German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ⓘ; 10 November 1483 [2] – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. [3] Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.
Figure 7.3.1: A 1528 portrait of Luther. In about 1510 Luther began to explore a possible answer to this quandary: the idea that salvation did not come from works, but from grace, the limitless love and forgiveness of God, which is achievable through faith alone. Over time, Luther developed the idea that it takes an act of God to merit a person ...
