You’ve just got to have a bit of humor…
October 31 is an important holiday. No, I’m not talking about Halloween, although any holiday that involves eating candy is worth celebrating. Instead, I’m talking about Reformation Day.
On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany. It was the culmination of years of wrestling with theology for the law student turned Augustinian monk. That act eventually led to Luther’s excommunication and a new path for believers to worship and pursue theology as they saw fit.
Luther saw a Catholic Church that was desperately in need of reform. The authority of the clergy had taken precedence over scripture, and church leaders kept the Bible out of the language of the people, thus making them dependent on priests to learn what God’s Word said. But the most egregious abuse of power he saw was in the system of indulgences.
Full article, HERE.
Martin Luther effectively ‘saved’ the church in many folks opinions, but at least one wag had a little fun with it, considering that it was Halloween…
And the pumpkin with Luther’s face for those who didn’t ‘get’ it is a nice touch!
I’m also betting the homeowner was not home, which is why they did it… LOL
And speaking of fun… an ‘interesting’ photoshop, make of it what you will…
Was the residence’s owner amused with having to fill in 95 nail holes left on the front door ? Not wanting to spread any rumors, but I would be a bit peeved.
Funny though – points awarded for that.
95 Reeses vs. filling 95 nail holes, hmmmm….. I do love Reeses……
Witch01 call the ball.
I thought Pelosi was Air Force?
Who slipped the target in with the witch?
Weaps: “Drone of unknown silhouette and origin. Weapons Tight, CIWS locked on target and tracking.”
XO: “Give me the binoculars… It can’t be… It’s… It’s Hillary. Captain?”
Captain: “Weapons free.”
XO: “Weapons free aye. Weaps! Remove that target from my sky!”
“The authority of the clergy had taken precedence over scripture, and church leaders kept the Bible out of the language of the people, thus making them dependent on priests to learn what God’s Word said.”
And the Gutenburg press became the internet of it’s day. History rhymes again.
Carbon offsets are just the 21st Century replacement for indulgences….
All- Can’t disagree with anyone…LOL
Ah, good old Luther, an Augustinian friar who married a nun and declared, “Good works are like fleas on a dead dog.” (!!!)
The Church certainly needed reformation, and I would argue in morals not doctrine. Luther and his cohort went into the latter sphere and split the visible body of Christ into thousands of pieces, they destroyed the unity of Christendom.
Can we become one again? We’d better had to, given the secular strike against us.
On becoming one, again..
Jesus spent his share of time rebuking -and warning against – those who claimed to be followers of God, but weren’t.
The Apostles ditto.
I think there will always be those who want to wear the uniform, but don’t want to fight to good fight. Best we can hope for is that the differences become so obvious that we know our friends from our enemies.
There is zero historical evidence that Luthor nailed anything to any door Church or other wise. The historians of the day did not record this and this is something that would have been written down. Luthor did open the 5th seal of the apocalypse and all the evil that came with it occured.