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Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and it is a beautiful day here in Germany. We are at the Wartburg Castle. And for us, this castle has significance, because Martin Luther was brought here. He was captured and brought here after the Diet of Worms. Perhaps you’ve heard of that diet. Charles V, the head of the Holy Roman Empire, had Read more...
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Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and we’re here in Germany, in the Wartburg Castle. Now, you might remember that it was here that Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German in just 11 weeks. His translation became very influential. Eventually, Luther translated the entire Bible, but he had help for that, and it took several years. Now, it’s impossible Read more...
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From Wikipedia: From May 1521 to March 1522, Martin Luther stayed at the castle under the name of Junker Jörg (the Knight George), after he had been taken there for his safety at the request of Frederick the Wise following his excommunication by Pope Leo X and his refusal to recant at the Diet of Worms. It was during this period that Luther translated the New Testament from ancient Greek into German in just ten weeks.[4] Luther’s was Read more...