Summary Of Martin Luther 95 Thesis

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Summary Of Martin Luther 95 Thesis

In the revolutionary Martin Luther 95 Thesis, he raised many points. We can make the following summary of his Thesis.

1. Establishes what true repentance is.
2. Establishes the limits of the Pope’s power and will, i.e., as vicar of Christ
3. Canons of Church apply only to the living, cannot extend into purgatory
4. Indulgences must not go beyond the right and just powers of the Pope, which is to declare what God has done, so that they deceive the people
5. The powers of clergy lie in intercession, which is ultimately dependent upon the will of God
6. The certainty of contrition or salvation lies outside of men themselves and with God alone
7. No man is better than another; all benefits of Christ are granted by God alone
8. The indulgent nature of indulgences most often renders them contrary to true repentance; i.e. dulls the conscience
9. Only a very few can rightly distinguish between indulgence(s) and true contrition
10. Service and mercy are above indulgences; works of love improve a man but indulgences promote manipulative behavior
11. A person’s money is better spent than on many indulgences
12. St. Peter’s, or money spent on the Church, is worth less than prayers for the Pope himself or the very flesh and bone of the people
13. Indulgences should not have too great an importance attached to them, especially compared to the Word and the Gospel.
14. Indulgences should not be a matter reserved merely for the clergy, but the people ought to be privy to the accounts as well.
15. The first shall be last, and the last, first
16. The gospel fishes for men, but indulgences fish for wealth
17. Indulgences have their rightful place; i.e., there is apostolic precedent to preaching pardon in Christ
18. To assert that the Pope has power to remit sin is to blaspheme the Pope himself
19. The Pope’s graces come from God via spiritual gifting
20. If grace is free to all, then it ought not be limited to those who purchase indulgences
21. Let’s not make money off of prayers for the dead – they’re past the point of intercession
22. Why doesn’t the Pope use his own wealth, which is substantial, to build St. Peter’s?
23. Remittance of sin by the Pope is redundant
24. These questions are serious and deserve the attention of and reply from the Pope.