"But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies..." -2nd Peter 2:1
Our fundamental Bible churches today are filled
with ignorant believers who view Martin Luther as a great hero of the faith.
Tragically, Martin Luther was a heretic! I realize this comes as a
shock to many Christians; but, the proof is undeniable.
The Biblical teaching of
being saved by faith alone is often attributed to Martin Luther; BUT,
nothing could be further from the truth. Indeed, Luther and the other
reformers did challenge the Catholic Church that sold indulgences and
offered a “works-based” type of salvation. However, just because
Martin Luther protested against the Catholic Church doesn't mean that he was
saved. Martin Luther often taught that salvation was based on faith
alone, and not received based upon a person’s meritorious works; however,
Luther’s idea of faith alone does not conform to the Biblical teaching that
baptism is not required for salvation.
While it is understood that the opinions of men
are in no way authoritative when it comes to God’s plan for salvation, it is
nonetheless interesting to note that Martin Luther believed wholeheartedly
in the necessity of baptism as a prerequisite for salvation. In his
Large Catechism, Luther wrote:
[I] affirm that Baptism is no human trifle, but that it was established by God Himself. Moreover, He earnestly and solemnly commanded that we must be baptized or we shall not be saved. No one is to think that it is an optional matter like putting on a red coat. It is of greatest importance that we hold Baptism in high esteem as something splendid and glorious. The reason why we are striving and battling so strenuously for this view of Baptism is that the world nowadays is full of sects that loudly proclaim that Baptism is merely an external form and that external forms are useless.... Although Baptism is indeed performed by human hands, yet it is truly God’s own action (1978, pp. 98-99). -SOURCE: Luther, Martin (1978), Luther’s Large Catechism, (Saint Louis, MO: Concordia).
From Luther’s own comments about baptism, it is clear that he taught water baptism as essential for salvation. Many Protestant denominations today have been infected with Luther's damnable heresy. Sadly, most fundamental Bible-believing churches have also been caught up in the woeful Martin Luther deception. Martin Luther was subtle, just as Satan--teaching that salvation is by faith alone, while simultaneously requiring baptism to be saved. Obviously, Luther didn't consider baptism a self-righteous work. The Word of God states in John 3:18, "He that believeth on him is not condemned..." I don't see any mention of "baptism" there. John the Apostle professed in 1st John 5:13 the purpose of his Epistle ... "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life." Carefully notice that John never mentions baptism in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd John. By the way, John doesn't mention speaking in tongues either. The Apostle wrote 1st John to enlighten us how to KNOW we are saved. It is ludicrous for Charismatics to claim speaking in tongues as evidence of being saved. It is also ludicrous for anyone to claim that baptism is necessary for salvation. If this were the case, then John WOULD have mentioned it. Romans 4:5 plainly states, "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." There's NO mention of baptism.
What, then, would Martin Luther say to those today who teach that “faith alone” excludes baptism? Listen to Luther's own words concerning the Biblical doctrine of "faith alone" ...
But our know-it-alls, the new spirit people, claim that faith alone saves and that human works and outward forms contribute nothing to this. We answer: It is of course true that nothing in us does it except faith, as we shall hear later. But these blind leaders of the blind refuse to see that faith must have something in which it believes, that is, something it clings to, something on which to plant its feet and into which to sink its roots. Thus faith clings to the water and believes Baptism to be something in which there is pure salvation and life, not through the water, as I have emphasized often enough, but because God’s name is joined to it ... It follows from this that whoever rejects Baptism rejects God’s word, faith, and the Christ who directs us to Baptism and binds us to it (1978, pp. 101-102). -SOURCE: Luther, Martin (1978), Luther’s Large Catechism, (Saint Louis, MO: Concordia).
Martin Luther was a heretic! He ignorantly wrestled the Scriptures and believed things about the Bible that were not true. Martin Luther rejected the Book of Revelation because he couldn't understand it. The Biblical teaching of “faith only” which is so often attributed to Martin Luther, has nothing to do with Martin Luther. This is the damnable Martin Luther deception! From the quotes we have read by Martin Luther, it is abundantly clear that Luther DIDN'T believe in "faith only" for salvation. Luther speaks out of both sides of his mouth. Martin Luther’s words are unambiguous and clear--his "faith alone" did not exclude baptism as necessary for salvation. So many people today ignorantly tout Martin Luther as the great reformer of the "faith only" movement; but, in reality, Luther was a heretic who fathered the baptismal regeneration movement. Luther is tragically burning in Hell. The damnable Martin Luther deception has caused Christians around the world to remain silent concerning the evils of the Lutheran religion. Lutheranism is of the Devil.
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils." -1st Timothy 4:1
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Martin Luther — Master Of Deceit
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Martin Luther's Unbiblical Philosophies:
