The most Important Thing I've Learned this Year

I have learned many things this year. However, the most important thing that I have learned about this year would have to be Martin Luther.


When studying Luther I learned that he was practicing law before he became a monk and that he was struck by lightning before becoming a monk. He struggled with the fact that he had to buy his way into heaven and new there was something more. He went to school at Whittenburg and became a professor there. He read the Bible and discovered that into was only through grace that we are saved, and not through the selling of indulgences.

I also learned that Luther began the Protestant reformation, and revealed to people that you couldn't buy your way into heaven. He revealed to the scriptures to the common man and the peasants by writing a translation of the Bible in the German language so that they could read the Bible and find the truth out for themselves. Luther stood up for the truth even though it put a price on his head and cost him his reputation.


Martin Luther was the most important person I have learned about this year because he was very influential. His life's story showed me that God changes the course of history through unlikely individuals, who are willing to pursue and teach the truth no matter what it may cost them. Luther's life also shows what an impact one person can have on the world.


Luther was the most important person I have learned about this year because he was such an influential person. He taught the truth even though doing so put a price on his head, and changed the course of history.