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Originally Posted by Socialite
Very cool. Had a good undergrad class on Church History... great textbook too... but certainly never spent an entire class session on Luther's mental condition. I was aware that he beat himself, was anxious, having nervous breakdowns, etc...
I thought the movie Luther was done quite well too.
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His condition was an extreme fear of the wrath of God and his inability to satisfy it! He tried for decades to "work" his way into God's mercy and favor...it was very dark where he was convinced he could not be saved because of his sinful nature! It is mind blowing the liberation that came to him when he recognized that we cannot work our way into God's favor and how it started the reformation!