Martin Luther's core theological principle of "Justification by Faith" stated that salvation is achieved through...

the exclusive blessing of the Pope.

a combination of faith and performing good works.

purchasing indulgences and giving to the Church.

According to Martin Luther's teachings, what was the ONLY source of religious truth and authority?

The writings of early Christian saints

To declare himself the new head of the Christian Church in Germany

To announce the founding of his own separate church, Lutheranism

To start an academic debate on the Church's practice of selling indulgences

To demand the immediate translation of the Bible into the German language

Taxes paid by German princes to the Pope in Rome

Required acts of charity for a person to be considered for salvation

Documents sold by the Church that promised the buyer forgiveness of sins

Sacred oaths taken by monks when they joined a monastery