Martin Luther - Englisch
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0:08 it all began in the year 1400 and 83 it was a cold November night in the little town of Iceland the night watchman was making his last round at midnight it's
0:21 dark in all the houses but there are still the candle burning in the home of hands and margarita Luther the son has been born his name will be Martin
0:33 the years went by Martin is five now and has begun school it's a long road and during the cold winter days he's carried all the way to school his parents want
0:45 Martin to grow up to a successful man after 11 years in schools in Mansfeld Magdeburg and Ison now Martin knows how to read write and speak Latin fluently
1:03 Latin is the language they use in the churches even though many can't understand it and the Word of God the Bible is available only Latin it is now
1:13 the spring of 1501 a clear blue sky is stretching over the many church towers of the city of Erfurt here first is a city known for its many
1:25 churches here Martin will study at the University his dad wants him to be a lawyer [Music]
1:35 in these days many people go to church but they still live in fear a fear of Hell no one can tell them for sure how to escape hell to be saved and come to
1:47 be with God in heaven instead Martin has thought a lot about this hmm what can a man do to come to heaven after death
2:00 it is now the summer of fifteen hundred and five Martin is on his way back to ear firt after having visit his parents the road is long and he has quite some
2:11 time to ponder things what do they really teach at the church they teach that man is born grows up and dies after that God will punish him for all the bad
2:22 things he's done because he's so occupied in his thoughts he doesn't notice that the sky ghosts
2:31 are suddenly is right in the middle of a terrible storm this Bradley seeks for shelter but finds nothing
3:02 more teens parents are shocked and his friends try to talk him out of it but Martin sticks to his promise just a few weeks later he's at the
3:14 Augustine Monastery of Erfurt before he can become a monk he needs to go through a time of testing as a monkey
3:25 has to give away all his possessions he's not allowed to marry and he has to follow the rules of the abbot's because Martin follows the rules perfectly he
3:35 passes the test every night he arises to the early morning prayer at the monastery Church followed by Mass every morning and then six times more during
3:46 the day Martin fasts regularly still he's sad and worried it seems like I cannot become a better person I still do bad things and think
3:58 bad thoughts and God is just he has to punish me for it if only he was not just and holy this bradley martyn preys on the cold
4:11 floor in his room in the library of the monastery marta find something to distract him from his sad thoughts here there are valuable
4:23 books handwritten pages from the church fathers and the Bible the Word of God in Latin now Martin is happy to have learned Latin in school he starts to
4:35 memorizes the scripture page by page if there is an answer to my questions it has to be in this book
4:44 he studies hard and gains much knowledge one day he's called upon by his superior brother Marty you have been sent to the University of Wittenberg as a professor
5:01 in Wittenberg Martin works really hard he still studies the Bible and gives lectures on this very special and fascinating book often he sits in his
5:11 room late at night and reads in the candlelight he reads Romans a letter written by Paul to the Christians in Rome 1 vs. 4 in the gospel the
5:22 righteousness of God is revealed the righteousness that is by faith from first to last just as it is written the righteous will live by faith Romans
5:33 chapter 1 verse 17 there it is again God's righteousness suddenly Martin understands what it means the gospel the good news of the Bible tells us of a
5:44 righteousness that God wants to give freely it is true I am a sinner and I should be punished for my sins but God has put the punishment on his own son
5:55 Jesus who suffered and died on the cross in my place God doesn't want to punish me God wants to give me his righteousness as a gift that makes me
6:05 completely justified and it's all by faith by faith in Jesus Christ who said whoever believes in Me shall live even though they die Martin Luther is
6:16 overwhelmed with joy finally he understands God's message in the Bible after this important discovery Martin invites learned men to discuss the
6:28 matter he writes down 95 sentences thesis as they call them to publish the theses he made them to the door of Wittenberg Castle Church that's how it
6:41 was down in those days Martin's ninety-five theses gets the people's attention they gather around to see what he's written Luke dr. Luther
6:52 had nailed something up on the door it's in Latin what does it say can anyone translate it into German wait I'll try and it truly repelled and Christian has
7:06 the right to full remission of penalty and guilt even without indulgence letters what does he mean by that I guess he's saying that we are given
7:17 forgiveness from God by grace not by paying money to the church Martin Luther's ninety-five theses are translated printed and spread across
7:28 Germany within just two weeks many men in the church disapproved with Martin since he says that the church's teaching are false he's ordered to take the
7:41 theses down but by the time they are already spread people are reading them and also other things he has written it is now the spring of fifteen hundred
7:52 and twenty one and a messenger is coming to Martin I have an important message from the Emperor the Emperor once marching to come before the imperial
8:02 diet that forms a city in Germany there Martin must explain what he means with his writings
8:11 so Martin goes to forms even though he knows that many wants to see him dead but he also knows that God is with him the Imperial diet is a meeting with the
8:23 most powerful people of the land Martin Luther is taken before the Emperor everything has written is laid out on a table
8:33 the Emperor's spokesman is interrogating Martin dr. Martin Luther have you written these texts yes I have
8:47 do you confess what you have written these hearts this is the burning question what will he answer Martin asks to have some more time to
8:58 think about it the Emperor grants him a day the next day he will get the same question again
9:08 that night Martin can hardly sleep at all he prays O Lord my god help me let me stand firm in your truth and God is there for him he gives him courage and
9:23 strength for the hardest day of his life the next day Martin stands before the Imperial diet again and the Emperor
9:34 spokesman gives him a cold look what is your answer will you take back what you have written I believe in the Word of God therefore I
9:44 cannot change anything god help me amen the Emperor is furious Luther has to leave war no one is allowed to help this rebellious monk he's going to be
9:59 arrested but God protects Luther and sees to that he can be taken to Butler Castle in secret so his enemies cannot find him
10:13 while he's in Butler castle Norton uses the name Squire year in just 11 weeks he translate the second part of the Bible the New Testament into German no more
10:26 people in Germany can read the gospel the good news about Jesus Christ later Martin and his companions translate the Old Testament too now the Germans can
10:38 read the whole Bible in their own language Martin died in 1546 and up until now there have been
10:49 many who like him know from the Bible I do not deserve a place in heaven but I know my sins are forgiven by God because Jesus Christ paid for them when he died
11:02 on the cross for me [Music] you
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