Martin Luther was born in 1483 as a devote Catholic. He grew up wanting to be a monk, which lead him to study the Old and New Testament. Throughout his years of studying, he started to question his own faith. Through his own confusion with God and other acts of faith, Martin Luther created a doctrine which was a basis for the Protestant Reformation. Not only did he write on protestant Reformation, but he wrote the 95 Theses, which were 95 things wrong with the Catholic Church. He was the first to go against what the church has been teaching, and the religious leaders were far from pleased with his work. Martin Luther pioneered the split of Catholics into two divisions: 1. Catholicism 2. Protestants. Thanks to Martin Luther and his stubborn personality, the Protestant faith exists today along with other Christian beliefs.
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That's so interesting that Martin Luther ended up creating a doctrine which became the basis for the Protestant Reformation because he was confused about his own faith! I never knew that he played such a significant role in the Protestant faith.
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