Spanish Inquisition
Who was the leaders of Spain during the Spanish Inquisition?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Who was Martin Luther?
A young monk who found issues with common teachings in the Catholic church
What was the Spanish Inquisition?
A COURT created to punish those who did not accept the Catholic teachings
What were the 95 theses?
95 points Martin Luther wrote to point out issues in the church
How did the Spanish Inquisition impact Jews and Muslims?
How did it impact reformers?
Jews and Muslims were expelled from Spain. The reformers were tortured or killed.
What did the Roman Catholic church believe was required for salvation?
They believed faith and works were required for salvation
Why did Tomas the priest (friend of the Queen of Spain) believe that the Spanish Inquisition was necessary?
They believed that many people were not true Christians but were pretending to be to avoid persecution.
How did the church respond to Martin Luther after he posted the 95 theses? (what did they threaten to do)? How did Luther respond to the church?
The church threatened to excommunicate Martin Luther. He responded by claiming that he would not recant what he said.
What did the leaders of the Inquisition ask Christians to do to one another? How does this behavior different from how God calls believers to live.
He ordered them to confess their sins and to try to find the false Christians in the church.
Confessing our sins is Biblical, and gently pointing out sin in another believer is also Biblical. Harshly accusing people of sin or calling them false Christians is wrong because you are trying to judge the heart of someone, and only God can do that.
Explain the sola fide, sola gratia, and sola Scriptura. You must translate each and explain what they mean.
Sola fide: faith alone. We are saved by faith, not by works.
Sola gratia: grace alone, our works do not save us. We are saved by Christ's work, death, and resurrection and God has gifted it to us not because we are "good" but because he is good.
Sola Scriptura: Scripture alone. Scripture is written by God. It is the ultimate truth and authority, not human rules.