According To Martin Luther's Eighty-Five Peasants Reform

The reformation first stated with Martin Luther. His father wanted Martin to study law at the University of Erfurt, but to his disappointment, he became an Augustinian monk instead. It was there that he preached and fasted as much as he could. After he became a professor in theology at the University of Wittenberg, he got an understanding that God’s justice cannot be in punishment, but by mercy and faith, and that only by God’s grace would the people be saved instead of their own effort. He wrote a list of the Ninety-five Theses to dismantle the doctrine of indulgences. Luther then came to the conclusion that the pope and all clerics are all fallible, and the only highest authority is the Scripture’s truth. That put him in a lot of trouble …show more content…
It was written to show that Christians can live according to the gospel and its law. In the first article, a pastor should be elected to preach the word of god with purity, and speak to the peasants the true faith. The second article gave peasants the right to pay the grain tithe. The third article proclaimed that the peasants may belong to the authorities, but they are under God’s whim. The fourth article said that hunting and fishing in peasant property should not be taken from them by force. The fifth article permitted peasants to use woodlands for lumber or firewood without payment unless someone from the community looks after it. The sixth article allowed peasants to do labor according to the Word of God. The seventh article stated that a peasant can only be obedient to the lord if he really wishes their aid. The eighth article wished that the lords should let honorable people inspect parts of their land and come up with a rent, so that a peasant does not work for nothing. The ninth article opposed how serious crimes are punished, which therefore should be done according to ancient law. The tenth article suggested that the peasants’ meadowland and fields should be returned to them, unless they are legitimately bought. The eleventh article demanded the elimination of the death tax. The twelfth and final article can make changes to any of the first eleven articles if they turned out wrong. The second, third, fourth, sixth, tenth, and twelfth are Christian offerings to the