Creating Waves

Have you ever been peacefully chilling on a raft, perhaps laying down and soaking in the sun and some punk in a big boat zooms on by creating these annoying waves to interrupt your little moment?  Essentially this is what Martin Luther did to the Roman Catholic church.  Only not did he create simply one wave, but 95 of them directed at the Roman Catholic church.



   Luther was one of many who took advantage of information recently made available from printing presses.  He studied the bible and identified missing principles and practices found within the common beliefs of the people.  In his pursuit of truth, he actively encouraged others to follow him.  One of the main points Luther argued was that the Bible was the central means to discern God's word, not the pope.  He also believed it was wrong to require people to purchase penitents for a remission of their sins.  To Luther and other critics it appeared that salvation was simply for sale.  (http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1136.html)

Martin Luther was a very intellectual man.  He earned three Bachelor's Degrees, a Masters Degree, and a Doctorate!  Sometimes people are simply born extremely smart, other times, you have to work hard to mold your head into one that thinks "outside-of-the-box."  I think many of us fall under this category.  For the last couple years I've come to realize that the most significant thing I'm taking away from college is not a degree, it's not hundreds and hundreds of random general education facts, it's that I've learned to learn.  I can't speak for Martin Luther, but I have a feeling that his many studies attributed to his earthly accomplishments.