The Path of Protestantism and The 500th Anniversary of The Movement

We recently celebrated the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation.

On October 31st 1517; Martin Luther (a Catholic monk) posted a list of 95 propositions [1] on the Castle church in Germany, opposing the sale of indulgences. Despite salvation being a free gift, the bible was not available to the people in the 15th century, so when the Catholic Church decided to get money from the masses (to build St. Peter's Basilica) by selling these means of salvation, the people, in their ignorance, gave money willingly to the Catholic salesman Johann Tetzel. Luther, having access to a bible, knew these sales were erroneous and wanted to debate them with the church officials. What was supposed to be a quiet debate and reformation within the church, became a worldwide schism and the start of many protesting groups eventually forming  their own churches. By October 31st 2017, The Catholic church has said that this protest is over as many churches have reconnected with her. When many countries were celebrating Halloween on that date, many others were revisiting their Christian past and asking if the protest is indeed over.

I would like to take this time to introduce my new website to you (which is my family's ministry site) as I will ultimately transition to the new one in the future. We presented a short presentation on this path of Protestantism at a local church a few weeks ago(named "From Martin to Miller"), and you can access the article by going to Thepetersplace.com/. Although many protestant congregations have joined forces with The Catholic church, not all have and the protest continues. 

Unity is a good thing, but it isn't good or sanctioned by God if it means there must be compromises on God's truth. Study your own faith's doctrines and spend time researching the history of your Christian persuasion. Whatever your faith, know what you believe and see if it is in agreement with The Bible's teachings. No matter what, remember, "we ought to obey God rather than men" Acts 5:29

 

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[1] The 95 propositions (or theses) can be read at http://www.luther.de/en/95thesen.html