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MARTIN LUTHER: THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY PROF. M. M. NINAN Today, that spot in the Stotternheim district of Erfurt is marked with a commemorative stone, for it was after that declaration that Luther—who had weathered the storm alive—headed to this monastery, began his studies to become a monk, and took his vows the following year. He was ordained here in 1507. Today, the monastery is still a working Lutheran church, but with some extra amenities: a historical library, lodging for visitors, a café and a conference center. . Brother Martin fully dedicated himself to life in the monastery, the effort to do good works to please God, and to serve others through prayer. Luther dedicated himself to the Augustinian order, devoting himself to fasting, long hours in prayer, pilgrimage, and frequent confession. Luther described this period of his life as one of deep spiritual despair. He said, "I lost touch with Christ the Savior and Comforter, and made of him the jailer and hangman of my poor soul." Augustine monastery in Erfurt The church and monastery of the Augustinian hermits in Erfurt was built around 1300. Martin Luther, was admitted to the monastery on 17 July 1505. . 6
MARTIN LUTHER: THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY PROF. M. M. NINAN . Portrait of Luther as an Augustinian friar Yet peace with God eluded him. He devoted himself to fasts, flagellations, long hours in prayer and pilgrimage, and constant confession. The more he tried to do for God, it seemed, the more aware he became of his sinfulness. His superior, Johann von Staupitz, advised him to study the mystics, following their path of surrender to the love of God. However, on self-examination, Luther found what he felt for God was not love but hatred. Luther’s spiritual crisis had thereby driven him to commit blasphemy, which for him was the unpardonable sin. [ Emphasis on the sinfulness of man which God hates has always been central to the Church and Evangelism. This emphasis has taken away the God who is defined as love from humanity as a whole. This is still an ongoing process within Christianity. The message is “God so loved the world” not “the judgment of God and hell”] .Johann von Staupitz, his superior, pointed Luther's mind away from continual reflection upon his sins toward the merits of Christ. He taught that true repentance does not involve self-inflicted penances and punishments but rather a change of heart. In the Erfurt monastery library accoding to Luther he accidentally came across the bible, “ , "a book he had never seen in his life" (Mathesius, op. cit.), This would imply that Luther's had "never seen a Bible until he was twenty years of age" Luther asserts that he “ alone in the Erfurt monastery read the Bible". ___________________________________________________________________________ It was the common rule that lay people should not have bible or read bible on their own. It was difficult to get bible since printing was not yet popular and bibles were expensive. Above all the bible was not yet available in the language of the people since translations were forbidden by Rome. Apart from that it was the assumption that lay people without proper interpretation may be led astray than being helped. Here are the codes on this issue: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bernard-starr/why-christians-were-denied-access-to-their-bible -for-1000-years_b_3303545.html Decree of the Council of Toulouse (1229 C.E.): “We prohibit also that the laity should be permitted to have the books of the Old or New Testament; but we most strictly forbid their having any translation of these books.” 7
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