(May 11, 2011 at 2:35 pm)Minimalist Wrote: But, of course, that idea comes right from Luther himself....the horse's .....mouth, so to speak.What Luther (as if his view is somehow normative) says about the personal importance of access to translations for Christian believers has to do with my post I have no idea.
Quote:Universal Priesthood of Believers
Along with his belief in the sola fide and the sola scriptura, Luther also believed in the right of believers to have a more personal relationship with God by reading the Bible in their respective languages, without the mediation or interpretation of Latin-speaking priests. Each man was to be his own teacher when it came to the Bible and priests and the Catholic Church's sacraments were not necessary for believers to do this.
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