History of Lutheran Religion

       In the 16th century, Martin Luther opposed the corrupt practices of the church at that time, and as a result he was excommunicated from the church. The Roman Catholic Church had sole control over how the Bible was interpreted and it was not made available to the common man. He translated the Bible into German to change this, so that ordinary Germans could read it.

       In spite of threats to his life, he continued his teaching and he also continued any practice which did not go against the scriptures. Initially, this religion was confined to Germany and then it spread to Scandinavia in the 16th century, to countries like Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

       Migration of followers of this religion to the Unite States in the 17th century saw the Lutheran religion spreading to America. It was on 26 August 1748 that the very first Lutheran denomination was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As the number of Lutheran congregations increased in the Unites States, many of them joined to form synods.

       On 31 October 1999 that the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church and Lutheran Church signed a declaration called the Doctrine of Justification. This was a historic signing that ended centuries of contradictions that the two religious schools of thought had on over faith and salvation.

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