How well do you know Martin Luther?
He believed that baptizing infants saved them.
In his writings and theology he removed the second commandment from the ten commandments to justify the use of icons in the church.
His radical and violent anti-Semitic rhetoric ended up becoming part of the foundation for Nazi Germany's racial cleansing philosophies.
It seems to me that any professing believer that were to teach similar things today would immediately be disavowed by any and all churches (except perhaps Westboro Baptist). Why then, is Luther given such latitude just because of his place in church history?
Which then brings up an even trickier question; were the actions and motivations of Luther in sparking the protestant reformation Biblical?
He believed that baptizing infants saved them.
In his writings and theology he removed the second commandment from the ten commandments to justify the use of icons in the church.
His radical and violent anti-Semitic rhetoric ended up becoming part of the foundation for Nazi Germany's racial cleansing philosophies.
It seems to me that any professing believer that were to teach similar things today would immediately be disavowed by any and all churches (except perhaps Westboro Baptist). Why then, is Luther given such latitude just because of his place in church history?
Which then brings up an even trickier question; were the actions and motivations of Luther in sparking the protestant reformation Biblical?