Luther and Zwingli Case

The Protestant Reformation was spearheaded by two men who agreed on many things concerning there being a change in the happenings of the church. Along with some things that they seriously disagreed on. These two men, who were born seven weeks apart, would grow to be the founders of ministries which would cause division in the Western Church. It was their conflicting views on the Eucharist that would lead to the first major split in the Protestant Reformation: The Lutherans and The Reformed. It was for this disagreement that made them complete adversaries. These two men are Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli.

Martin Luther's father was the owner of a copper mine in the town of Mansfeld. Being raised from the meager means, his father was determined to see his son rise to civil service and bring further recognition/prestige to the family. Luther's father sent young Martin to schools in Mansfeld, Magdeburg, and Eisenach. At the age of seventeen in 1501 Martin Luther the University of Erfurt. The young Martin received his Bachelor's degree after just one year in 1502. In 1505, he received a Master's degree. Martin,According to his father's wishes, enrolled in the law school of that university. A story tells us that "All that changed during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1505. A lightening bolt struck near to him as he was returning to school. Terrified, he cried out, ‘Help, St. Anne! I'll become a monk!'" And spared of his life, but definitely wishing he could take back his words, Luther kept his deal, dropped out of law school and entered the monastery at Erfurt.

Martin fully dedicated himself to monastic life, and the effort to do good works to please God. Yet he could never obtain peace with God when it came to his ministry. He devoted himself to constant confessions, fasts,long hours in prayer, and pilgrimages. The more he tried to do for God, the more aware he became of his sinfulness.

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