“you ask whether an expedition against the turks can be defended and commended by me on biblical grounds. even supposing the war is undertaken for pious reasons rather than for gain, i confess that i cannot promise what you ask, but rather the opposite . . it is foolish to wage wars in foreign lands, while at home we are losing spiritual battles . . now that the roman curia is more tyrannical than any turk . . there is no hope of successful war or victory. as far as i can see, god fights against us; first, we must conquer him with tears, pure prayers, holy and pure faith.”

martin luther, letter to the chaplain of an elector of the german states, 1518
a) describe one historical development illustrated by the passage.

b) describe luther’s argument regarding war with the turks.

c) describe luther’s purpose in making this argument.

on this day in 1913, henry ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. his innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes.

because everyone tends to get their feelings hurt if they don't agree with something someone is doing and vice versa. it's a major issue that needs to be dealt with, especially in the christian society. everyone thinks that christians hate gay people, because it is a sin, and christians "just hate everyone who sins and every one is going to hell for sinning"(saying that all in a sarcastic tone but i'm just going to go ahead and tell you why everything with that type of view on christians is wrong.

#1. christians do not hate gay people. and if they do, then that is their own personal problem. christians are not supposed to hate anyone. if you hate a neighbor (or any person basically), then that is as if you are hating jesus.

#2. being gay is in fact a sin according to the holy bible. it is in genesis. and no, the fact that it is a sin, does not mean that god hates you. he is grieved that a person is sinning against his word, but he still loves that person. in fact, christians are supposed to love everyone. we are supposed to love our enemies, but hate the sin they are doing. we love you and respect you, but we do not agree with every decision you make, is basically what i'm trying to say.

hope this you ! (: