Martin Luther

LAST ASSIGNMENT

1. Important Parts of Martin Luther's life

*Martin Luther was the first person to translate the Bible into the official German language

This was important because without him we would not have everything we have today.  The people's life's that he changed when he did that might not have happened if it were not for him.  He touched their life's and therefore indirectly effected my life!

*Martin Luther also wrote many books

He wrote many books that helped people understand the meaning and the message of the Bible.  Although sometimes his emotions overtook him, they were still good.


2. My own thoughts of him(http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/people/luther.htm) (http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/martin-luther.html)

I think he is a good part in history, i can't imagine what our world would be like without him.  Our would is still so corrupt and we still fall away from the original teachings of the church so what he was trying to do when he was reforming the church was a great thing because the people were doing it wrong thinking that you have/had to pay to get our of hell and purgatory.  God gave us the free give of salvation and the people who were wanting to pay were not right, and the people that were accepting the money were wrong in their actions also.

            Martin Luther was born in 1483 into a strict German Catholic family. His family wanted him to be lawyer and intended him to be one, but God had different plans for his life.  He became monk instead and also a theology professor.  He had a fear of God and hell until he realized the doctrine of “justification of faith” while reading Romans.  He wasn't about to sit back and let this happen he wanted to do something about it.  Luther unwillingly sparked religious and political reform in Germany and founded the Lutheran branch of Protestantism. He also had a strong personality, on Halloween of 1517 Luther changed the course of human history.  He nailed 95 Theses to the church door at Wittenberg.   He accused the Roman Catholic church of heresy.  Many people cite this act as the primary starting point of the Protestant Reformation.  In 1534 Martin Luther translated the entire Old Testament into the German Language.

            Martin Luther escaped martyrdom and died because of old age.  His last written words were “Know that no one can have indulged in the Holy Writers sufficiently, unless he has governed churches for a hundred years with the prophets, such as Elijah and Elisha, John the Baptist, Christ and the apostles… We are beggars:  this is true.”

Assignment

Don't Waste You Life: Chapters 6 & 7

I think TV is a huge life waster.. and i don't think the problem is that it is there.. i think the producers are just producing some on the wrong things, the things that will make people sin.. and the things that are bad for you.. and I also think that it could be a huge waste of time if you do not manage it or limit your access to it.. it could and does for some people take away time that you could be doing other things (reading the Bible, praying, studying the Word) The ways that it effects me is 1) takes away my time 2) puts garbage that doesn't need to be in my head in my head 3)  causes me to stumble... and also if you look at the time i spend reading the Bible and Praying with the time i spend watching TV the time is not the right amount..

Also another thing we talked about in this chapter is money.. God tells us A LOT of places in the Bible that we need to give up what we have and give it to the poor and help those who are less fortunate.. as a age that i am right now i don't really get paid for a job so what i need to be doing now is seeking the kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33) and i need to be preparing my heart for when i become an adult and i need to set my priorities strait so when i do become an adult i will know what to do!

That is it!:)

N Dex

Assignment #11

"Jesus Camp"

When Mr. Mendenhall told us we were going to be watching "Jesus Camp".. I didn't know what to expect, at first i thought it was going to be a movie that dealt with Africa or a movie about deprived children.. then it started and i realized that I didn't agree with some of the things the women(Becky Fischer) and young children was saying... it all started to sound a bit abnormal.. haha

"Jesus Camp" is a documentary following two/three young kids.. They go to this camp in Missouri and it is like a Church Camp..  Becky Fischer is the head of this camp

This is movie is wrong in some way but right in other.. For example, the young girl who is at the bowling alley and walks up to the women and tells the women that God was leading her to come and see her.. that amazes me because at such a young age she is SO extremely bold in her faith and that's what the Bible tells us to do is to go go and to spread the word of God so i like the motives but there is just something wrong sometimes with the way they young kids in this movie go about things..

Also speaking in tongues,  I have not grown up with this.. but i believe that they take "Speaking in tongues out of context".. because what the Bible said about that and how they did it and presented it was Wrong

And the whole George Bush thing was Crazyy! well at least i think so :) haha

Anyway, i know when they filmed the movie they kinda just took the worst parts and made the movie and i am sure there was some stuff that was okay but i still disagree with some of their ways, but we all have stuff to fix in our life so its just something we will have to work on haha

Dont Waste Your LIfe

Chapter 3(DWYL)

1.  Boasting only in the cross happens when you are ON the cross, it means you are proud of your faith and you are excited to spead the word of God and this can only happen when you give up yourself and  put yourself ON the cross.

2.  the first "I" meaning my old self "I have been crucified in Christ".. My old self is gone and my old ways are so long with me.  The second "I" meaning God, when you become a Chrsitian, Jesus comes into your life and he is living through you.. so he is living through me.. haha confusing

3.  The area in my life that i am living by faith is, i know God is always there for me and will always protect me.. but i need to learn to put in HIS hands allll of the other things in my life.. like my activities i do outside of school