Question

Read the information in the table and answer the question that follows. Beliefs of Two Key Leaders in the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther John Calvin Doing good works does not guarantee salvation. He disagreed with the Catholic Church regarding Purgatory and other traditions. He believed God's love is a gift and not a prize to be won from human effort. Doing good works does not guarantee salvation. He believed only God knows who will receive salvation. Faith is the result of God's forgiveness of sins. Based on the information in the table, which statement would most likely be a belief shared by both Martin Luther and John Calvin? A. Doing good deeds is not a means to salvation. B. Praying will bring a person salvation. C. Confessing your sins to a priest will bring penance. D. God has predestined those people who will be saved.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Doing good deeds is not a means to salvation.

Martin Luther and John Calvin did not believe that salvation came from good deeds. They thought according to the Bible says in the book of Romans that salvation is by grace and through faith but good deeds are just part of a behavior of a person who is already saved.