Monday, December 7, 2009

When did Martin Luther declare his intolerance for the Roman Catholic Church?

Martin Luther declared his intolerance for the Roman Catholic Church on Halloween in 1517. He did this by nailing his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenburg church.
Martin Luther was born on November tenth in 1483 to Hans and Margaretha Luder in Eisleben, Germany. Luther was baptized the very next day on the feast of St. Martin of tours, after whom he was named. Martin's father came from peasantry and wanted Martin to join the civil service to bring honor to his family. Martin went to school in Mansfeld, Magdeburg, and Eisenach. In the year 1501, when Martin was seventeen, he went to the University of Erfurt. After one year of attending Erfurt, Martin Luther recieved his bachelors degree. Later, In 1505, he received his masters. Luther then enrolled in law school. In the same year, there was a thunderstorm and a lightening bolt struck next to him as he was going back to school. Martin was astonished and cried"Help, St. Anne! I'll become a monk!". Luther later dropped law school and entered a monastery.
Martin was very dedicated to fasting, flagellations, pilgrimages,constant confession and many long hours in prayer. later on, in 1517, Luther was ordained into priesthood. A year later he began teaching. Luther taught theology at the University of Wittenburg. The following year. luther received his Bachelor's degree in biblical studies on March 9th. In 1509 he also received his bachelor's degree in the sentences by Peter Lombard. Luther became a doctor of Theology on October 19th, 1512. After deeply studying scripture Luther began to teach that salvation is a gift from God.



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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Creationism vs. Evolution

Not only is Evolution vs. Creationism debated today but when Darwin created this theory many scientists disagreed and would fight against it. Evolutionists say that animals can change over time to adapt to their surroundings and believe fossils are their proof or evidence. How are these scientists really even sure if these fossils are of the same organism? Do they even
know how long it could take to "change" by simply looking at a fossil? I found a video where many different Evolutionists and Creationists debate over the theory. I remember hearing two Evolutionists say that fossils were very important and were the evidence for evolution. They later said that they weren't important and weren't needed! Why would these men change their minds? Now what evidence do they have? Another far fetched belief is that dogs are related to bananas, tigers come from whales, and much more, but none of it is ever said to be absolutely true.
Next, is the topic of Creationism. This belief is that everything was created by an "intelligent designer" otherwise known as God. They also believe that "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth", and no one and nothing else created it. I've also read that " the complexity of our planet points to a deliberate designer who not only created our universe , but sustains it today." No human being or animal has the ability to create such amazing thngs, neither can they fathom how to change their bodies to adapt to their surroundings.