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''ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER's LIFE

Martin Luther Luther was a German theologian whose writings inspired the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was born on 10 November 1483 in Eisleben. His father was a copper miner. Luther studied at the University of Erfurt and in 1505 decided to join a monastic order, becoming an Augustinian friar. He was ordained in 1507, began teaching at the University of Wittenberg and in 1512 was made a doctor of Theology. In 1510 he visited Rome on behalf of a number of Augustinian monasteries, and was appalled by the corruption he found there. Luther became increasingly angry about the clergy selling 'indulgences' - promised remission from punishments for sin, either for someone still living or for one who had died and was believed to be in purgatory. On 31 October 1517, he published his '95 Theses', attacking papal abuses and the sale of indulgences. Luther had come to believe that Christians are saved through faith and not through their own efforts. This turned him against many of the major teachings of the Catholic Church. In 1519 -1520, he wrote a series of pamphlets developing his ideas - 'On Christian Liberty', 'On the Freedom of a Christian Man', 'To the Christian Nobility' and 'On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church'. Thanks to the printing press, Luther's '95 Theses' and his other writings spread quickly through Europe. In January 1521, the Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther. He was then summoned to appear at the Diet of Worms, an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire. He refused to recant and Emperor Charles V declared him an outlaw and a heretic. Luther went into hiding at Wartburg Castle. In 1522, he returned to Wittenberg and in 1525 married Katharina von Bora, a former nun, with whom he had six children. Luther then became involved in the controversy surrounding the Peasants War (1524 - 1526), the leaders of which had used Luther's arguments to justify their revolt. He rejected their demands and upheld the right of the authorities to suppress the revolt, which lost him many supporters. In 1534, Luther published a complete translation of the bible into German, underlining his belief that people should be able to read it in their own language. The translation contributed significantly to the spread and development of the German language. Luther's influence spread across northern and eastern Europe and his fame made Wittenberg an intellectual centre. In his final years he wrote polemics against the Jews, the papacy and the Anabaptists, a radical wing of the reforming movement. Luther died on 18 February 1546 in Eisleben.Italic text'' ''

10 Life Lessons from the King FamilyItalic text ''I write about many of these experiences in my new book, King Rules. In it, there are 10 rules of spiritual and moral conduct that will help any person, young or old. My daddy, uncle, aunt and those before and after them, including me, grew up learning and practicing these rules from the elders of our family.

1.	Make home a priority. 2.	Serve your family. 3.	Get a good education. 4.	Guard your heart. 5.	Defend life. 6.	Fight for justice. 7.	Care for the needy. 8.	Work for peace. 9.	Build the beloved community. 10.	Find your joy.''

Responding to the World with God's WordItalic text ''Still today, we live in a corrupt world. And how should we respond? God's Word teaches us not to repay evil with evil. Jesus exemplified His teaching that we must overcome evil with good even as He was unjustly arrested by the Romans. When Peter took up a sword and cut off the high priest's slave's ear, Jesus commanded, "Put your sword back in its place because all who take up a sword will perish by a sword" (Matt. 26:52). Then, with compassion, Jesus healed the wounded servant who had come with the crowd to arrest Him. That's a higher frequency of goodness that we should tune into our hearts: love overcoming hate. As men of God and students of history, Uncle M.L. (Martin Luther King Jr.) and my dad understood that violence begets violence. Violence is often born of rage. And rage destroys—not only neighborhoods but also lives. Rage is born of hate. And hate does not seek the truth, but rather spawns victims. And victims seek other victims to make them suffer as they've suffered. Hurting people hurt people. And on and on and on, souls fall toward a yawning abyss. As Uncle M.L. wrote in Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, "The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral." But inspired by 1 Corinthians 13 and believing that love never fails, he also wrote that "darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."''

Alveda's Hopes and Prayers for the FutureItalic text Today, as a seasoned and tried-in-the-fire elder living in the 21st century, I embrace you, my peers, with the love and encouragement that our latter days will be even more blessed than our former days. As we approach the days ahead, there is a need to pause in our preparing to move even further into our golden years. We must always give thanks to God for life itself and for allowing us to live productive lives. My prayer is that we love truth and that in loving truth, we seek it. Once finding truth, we seek justice. And once finding justice, we enjoy peace. As Uncle M.L. said, "True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." This article is courtesy of Mature Living Magazine. Learn more about Dr. Alveda King and her book, King Rules.

'10 Rules for Life by Martin Luther King, Jr.' I never expected to live past the age of 50. As a product of the 20th century civil rights movement, I experienced the trauma of having three of my relatives die violently, two of whom didn't reach the age of 40. I'm absolutely amazed and honored to have lived over 60 years; although through trials and triumphs, the years have passed more swiftly than I would have wished.

The Civil Rights Movement and God's SovereigntyItalic text When I was a young girl, the world was in turmoil. Yet, thanks to the grace of God for giving me a loving and protective family, I seemed not to have had a care in the world. We were faced with the battles of that era: civil rights struggles with bombs exploding on our doorstep, a looming war in Vietnam and cultural and moral turmoil. Yet, there was always a comforting presence of a sovereign God, often expressed through the reality of the American credo back then: "In God we trust." That credo was very closely aligned with Mark 11:22: "Have faith in God." In those days, the Bible and everyday wisdom seemed to flow from the same fountain.

Learning from the Forefathers of the King FamilyItalic text I can remember my forefathers teaching me Bible truths: my grandfather, my father (Rev. Alfred Daniel Williams King), and Uncle Martin Luther King Jr.—all baptist preachers. I didn't realize it then, but they all lived out the truth of Proverbs 22:6: "Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." I tried to run away from the foundations and faith of my fathers. There were many mistakes, and yet there was always victory when I came back to God. My uncle and my father knew injustice. They, like millions of other African-Americans, needed no introduction to it; injustice greeted them virtually every day of their lives. But, they also knew peace in their hearts, the peace that surpasses all understanding. And from this peace, they sought and achieved a modicum of justice for the masses. ''