Thursday, March 26, 2009

Martin Luther's 95th Thesis

95. And let them thus be more confident of entering heaven through many tribulations rather than through a false assurance of peace.

Martin Luther's 94th Thesis

94. Christians should be exhorted to be zealous to follow Christ, their Head, through penalties, deaths, and hells.

Martin Luther's 93rd Thesis

93. Hail, hail to all those prophets who say to Christ's people, "The cross, the cross," where there is no cross.

Martin Luther's 92nd Thesis

92. Away, then, with those prophets who say to Christ's people, "Peace, peace," where in there is no peace.

Martin Luther's 91st Thesis

91. If therefore, indulgences were preached in accordance with the spirit and mind of the pope, all these difficulties would be easily overcome, and indeed, cease to exist.

Martin Luther's 90th Thesis

90. These questions are serious matters of conscience to the laity. To suppress them by force alone, and not to refute them by giving reasons, is to expose the church and the pope to the ridicule of their enemies, and to make Christian people unhappy.

Martin Luther's 89th Thesis

89. What the pope seeks by indulgences is not money, but rather the salvation of souls; why then does he suspend the letters and indulgences formerly conceded, and still as efficacious as ever?