Martin Luther And John Calvin Moses

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it wasn't for this, Lutheranism, and even Protestantism itself, may have disappeared all together. Luther's social attitudes also differed greatly with the Catholic Church. Luther said that only the Bible, and not religious traditions and ceremonies and such, could determine correct religious practices and lead to salvation. This, obviously, would have made the Church much less important, thus decreasing the power of the Pope and his followers. He also disagreed with the concept of indulgences. That someone can simply buy his way into Heaven didn't seem to make any sense to Luther, since then the rich could do whatever sinful acts they wished and then simply pay the Church some money and get into Heaven.
John Calvin, another Protestant that came after Martin Luther, also had some contradicting views. Luther and Calvin had some major political disagreements. Unlike Luther, Calvin believed that the State and Church should be united. This would give the Church immense power, and ...

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