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1 | What was the "Diet of worms"? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Evysue57 | 199018 | ||
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2 | What was the "Diet of worms"? | 2 Tim 3:16 | DocTrinsograce | 199019 | ||
Hi, Evysue... Welcome to the forum! The Diet of Worms was the legal proceedings against Martin Luther in 1521. The Pope had issued a bull of excommunication against Luther, but the young emperor Charles V had been loathe to apply it -- mostly for political reasons. Knowing they'd otherwise immediately lose the day, the Pope's representatives were under strict orders to avoid debate, but they were exceedingly scornful, mocking, and calumniatory. On the second day of the Diet, speaking impromptu, rather than from a prepared manuscript, Luther made the following famous statement, concluding his defense: "Your Imperial Majesty and Your Lordships demand a simple answer. Here it is, plain and unvarnished. Unless I am convicted [convinced] of error by the testimony of Scripture or (since I put no trust in the unsupported authority of Pope or councils, since it is plain that they have often erred and often contradicted themselves) by manifest reasoning, I stand convicted [convinced] by the Scriptures to which I have appealed, and my conscience is taken captive by God's word, I cannot and will not recant anything, for to act against our conscience is neither safe for us, nor open to us. On this I take my stand. I can do no other. God help me." In Him, Doc |
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