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Luther translated Romans 3:28 by adding an extra German word for "alone" (alleine or alleyn) after the phrase: "justified by faith":  "So halten wir nun dafür, daß der Mensch gerecht werde ohne des Gesetzes Werke, alleyn durch den Glauben."  Luther believed that man is justified by faith alone, and that salvation comes only from faith.  The Catholic Church (and [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]) taught that man is justified by faith, good works and confession to the Church authorities.

Luther translated Romans 3:28 by adding an extra German word for "alone" (alleine or alleyn) after the phrase: "justified by faith":  "So halten wir nun dafür, daß der Mensch gerecht werde ohne des Gesetzes Werke, alleyn durch den Glauben."  Luther believed that man is justified by faith alone, and that salvation comes only from faith.  The Catholic Church (and [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]) taught that man is justified by faith, good works and confession to the Church authorities.

A remarkable invention awaited Luther's German translation of the [[Bible]]:  in 1447 the German [[Johannes Gutenberg]] had already invented the movable-type [[printing press]].  This enabled Luther's translation to be printed for the public in September 1522.  The Christian world would never be the same again.  (The [[Gutenberg Bible]], which put the [[Latin Vulgate]] in book format, had been printed in 1455 and it is the oldest existing book in the West.)

A remarkable invention awaited Luther's German translation of the [[Bible]]:  in 1447 the German [[Johannes Gutenberg]] had already invented the movable-type [[Printing Press|printing press]].  This enabled Luther's translation to be printed for the public in September 1522.  The Christian world would never be the same again.  (The [[Gutenberg Bible]], which put the [[Latin Vulgate]] in book format, had been printed in 1455 and it is the oldest existing book in the West.)

Charles V tried to stop the spread of [[Lutheranism]].  In 1544, Charles V sent armies against the German princes, but the [[Peace of Augsburg]] in 1555 gave each German ruler the right to choose the religion for his state.  The princes in southern Germany selected Roman Catholicism, but the princes in northern Germany chose Lutheranism.  After [[World War II]], when Germany split into West and East Germany, the West German part contained the predominantly Roman Catholic regions and the East German part consisted of the mostly Lutheran regions.

Charles V tried to stop the spread of [[Lutheranism]].  In 1544, Charles V sent armies against the German princes, but the [[Peace of Augsburg]] in 1555 gave each German ruler the right to choose the religion for his state.  The princes in southern Germany selected Roman Catholicism, but the princes in northern Germany chose Lutheranism.  After [[World War II]], when Germany split into West and East Germany, the West German part contained the predominantly Roman Catholic regions and the East German part consisted of the mostly Lutheran regions.