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Compare and Contrast Martin Luther and John Calvin. Martin Luther and John Calvin were both very important leaders of the Protestant Reformation. ... Martin Luther founded the group that are today known as Lutherans. ... Luther tried to pray, fast, and repent, but he never felt self-satisfaction. ... Luther further concluded that until man stops trying to achieve Gods favor through his own achievements he cannot truly understand Gods grace. Luther also had the idea that one did not need a priest to talk to God, he believed that one could pray and repent without the help of anyone else. This was the idea for which Luther became famous. In 1517, Luther was involved in a controversy which involved indulgences. ... Luther opposed this idea and stated his beliefs in his Ninety-Five Thesis, which he posted on the castle door in Wittenberg, Germany. In 1519, Luther had a debate in Leipzig with Johann Eck, a Roman Catholic theologian.
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