Martin Luther
Before the Reformation, Martin Luther held this role in the Catholic church.
What is a monk?
Luther wrote this many theses, and nailed them to a door of a church.
What are 95 Theses?
This is a member of a Protestant Christian Church based on the teachings of Martin Luther.
What is a Lutheran?
This is the principle that Scripture alone is the ultimate authority in matters of faith and practice.
What is Sola Scriptura?
This was said by this historical figure: "Here we stand, we cannot do otherwise. God help us. Amen."
Who is Martin Luther?
What is a nun?
The theses Luther nailed to the door were created in response to this action from the Catholic church.
What are the selling of indulgences?
This is the full or partial grant of the remission of the penalties of sin; these were sold by the Catholic church, causing Luther to write the 95 Theses.
What are indulgences?
This is the principle that justification is received through faith alone, not by works.
What is Sola Fide?
This is the month, day, and year that the Reformation began.
What is October 31, 1517?
Bonus points for the city!
Where is Germany?
Where is Wittenberg, Germany?
What is St. Peter's Basilica in Rome?
This is what Pope Leo X did to Luther several years after the nailing of the 95 Theses; it is also the formal religious censure that deprives a person of the rights of church membership, communion rights, and the ability to receive sacraments.
What is excommunication?
This is the principle that salvation is by grace alone, and not through human effort.
What is Sola Gratia?
What are Romans and Galatians?
What is a lawyer?
This is why the theses were nailed to the door of the Catholic church.
What is because the doors were commonly used as a community bulletin board?
This was an assembly where Luther was called to recant his writings and was subsequently condemned as a heretic by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
Bonus points if you pronounce this correctly!
What is the Diet of Worms?
This is how many "solas" there are in the Lutheran church.
Some scholars say that the Reformation was also known as this common legal term.
What is a "pastoral malpractice suit"?
"Reformation Remembered" by Erik H. Herrmann
Martin Luther was this age when he died.
What is 62 years old?
This is the subtitle associated with the 95 Theses.
This is the Lutheran belief that the true body and blood of Jesus Christ are in, with, and under the bread and wine of Holy Communion.
What is consubstantiation?
This is the 5 solas of the Reformation.
Bonus points if they are said in Latin.
Sola gratia, sola fide, solus Christus, sola Scriptura, soli deo gloria.
We are justified by grace alone through faith alone, for the sake of Christ alone, as revealed to us in Scripture alone, for the glory of God alone.
Martin Luther was described as this, referencing his position as a doctor, saint, heretic, enthusiast, priest, church visitor, and Barrabas.
What is a 7-headed beast?