Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace
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Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace is a 1518 pastoral exposition by Martin Luther that explains and popularizes the theological ideas behind his Ninety-five Theses, especially his critique of indulgences and emphasis on God’s free grace.
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| Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace canonical | 1 |
| Sermon on Indulgences and Grace | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace Context triple: [Luther’s Ninety-five Theses, relatedWork, Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace]
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Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses is the 1517 document by Martin Luther that challenged the Catholic Church’s sale of indulgences and helped ignite the Protestant Reformation.
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Luther's Large Catechism
Luther's Large Catechism is a foundational 16th-century instructional manual on Christian doctrine written by Martin Luther, widely used for teaching the basics of faith within Lutheran tradition.
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C.
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament is a renowned early 16th-century fresco by Raphael depicting a celestial and earthly assembly centered on the Eucharist, painted for the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura.
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Luther's Small Catechism
Luther's Small Catechism is a concise 16th-century instructional manual by Martin Luther that summarizes core Christian doctrines for teaching the faith, especially to children and laypeople.
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Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching
Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching is an early Christian theological treatise by Irenaeus of Lyons that systematically explains and defends the core doctrines of the apostolic faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace Target entity description: Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace is a 1518 pastoral exposition by Martin Luther that explains and popularizes the theological ideas behind his Ninety-five Theses, especially his critique of indulgences and emphasis on God’s free grace.
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A.
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses is the 1517 document by Martin Luther that challenged the Catholic Church’s sale of indulgences and helped ignite the Protestant Reformation.
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B.
Luther's Large Catechism
Luther's Large Catechism is a foundational 16th-century instructional manual on Christian doctrine written by Martin Luther, widely used for teaching the basics of faith within Lutheran tradition.
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C.
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament is a renowned early 16th-century fresco by Raphael depicting a celestial and earthly assembly centered on the Eucharist, painted for the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura.
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D.
Luther's Small Catechism
Luther's Small Catechism is a concise 16th-century instructional manual by Martin Luther that summarizes core Christian doctrines for teaching the faith, especially to children and laypeople.
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E.
Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching
Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching is an early Christian theological treatise by Irenaeus of Lyons that systematically explains and defends the core doctrines of the apostolic faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pastoral exposition
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sermon ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | controversy over indulgence preaching ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Johann Tetzel ⓘ |
| author | Martin Luther ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| criticizes |
abuses in the sale of indulgences
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misunderstanding of papal indulgences ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1518 ⓘ |
| doctrineAffirmed |
justification by grace
ⓘ
the primacy of God’s promise over human works ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
salvation by God’s grace
ⓘ
the insufficiency of indulgences for salvation ⓘ |
| explains | the theological ideas behind the Ninety-five Theses ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
God’s free grace
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critique of indulgences ⓘ pastoral explanation of the Ninety-five Theses ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic theology
ⓘ
religious sermon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Protestant Reformation
ⓘ
linked to:
Reformation
|
| historicalSignificance | helped spread Luther’s early Reformation ideas ⓘ |
| influenced | later Protestant preaching on grace ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Luther’s conflict with indulgence preachers
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Luther’s study of Scripture ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
lay Christians
ⓘ
pastors ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
pastoral
ⓘ
popularizing ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Ninety-five Theses
ⓘ
linked to:
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
divine grace ⓘ forgiveness of sins ⓘ indulgences ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine | the idea that indulgences can remove guilt before God ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| placeInLutherCorpus | early Reformation writing ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify the meaning of the Ninety-five Theses
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to popularize Luther’s critique of indulgences ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ninety-five Theses
ⓘ
linked to:
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
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| religiousDenomination | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Lutheran theology ⓘ |
| title |
Sermon on Indulgences and Grace
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linked to:
Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace
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| year | 1518 ⓘ |
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linked to: Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace