Martin Luther and Halloween

On All Saints Day, October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to discuss the abuses of indulgences.

Indulgences took money from the people to finance the wars, wants, and desires of Popes, Priests, Bankers, Brokers, Princes, Kings and Emperors.

Some of these individuals were righteous. Unfortunately, many of these individuals were wicked and immoral.

Martin Luther focused his beliefs on Romans 1:17, "The righteous will live by faith."

Martin Luther believed that faith was a free gift to all men from God, and that the christian man was free to choose, and did choose, to be dutiful to God and man.

Unfortunately, there are groups today, who again have access to a lot of money through modern day indulgences, who choose power, selfishness, immorality and greed, instead of their duty to God and man.

Martin Luther believed that Rome was weakening under the morass of moral decay. Rome was later sacked by Charles V.

Is America weakening under a wave of moral decay today? What is the state of morality in the world today?

Luther asked himself the question, "How does anyone know if his sins are really washed away?"

He found his answer in the scriptures. This love for the scriptures supported Luther in his translation of scripture into the tongue of the people; into German.

Today, all people everywhere have access to the scriptures.

As we approach the eve of All Saints Day (Halloween), where does the world stand today before God and man?

I believe that Ronald Reagan's favorite scripture is still the key to our success in America and in the world today. It is 2 Chronicles 7:14 "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."