Luther’s programme: Return to the Gospel of Jesus Christ

The Bible

In the place of innumerable ecclesiastical traditions, laws and authorities, the Holy Scriptures alone serve as the criterion of being Christian – translation of the Bible into the language of the people so that everyone can understand it.

Christ

In place of innumerable saints and official mediators, Jesus Christ alone serves as the Mediator before God.

Grace

In place of ecclesiastically imposed pious deeds to merit salvation, the believer finds justification before God not through his works, but alone through grace, which cannot be earned, but is received alone through faith, which poses no further conditions.

Church

In the place of the medieval clerical hierarchy, the Church is the community of believers, a congregation that prays and sings together.