Martin Luther's View on the Lord's Supper

Luther believed that a symbolic view of the Lord's Supper was a view held only by moderate reformers.

Zwingli's theology was seen as a polite face for extremism by Luther.

The conflict with Carstadt had no impact on Luther's sacramental thinking on the Lord's Supper.

Luther believed that removing the objective presence of Christ from the sacrament was a necessary step towards justification.

Luther's break with Rome was primarily due to disagreements over the Lord's Supper.

Protestantism in Zurich was marked by a strong emphasis on the symbolic view of the Lord's Supper.

Luther's view on justification was centered on the idea of works righteousness.

The conflict with Karstatt led to a decrease in Luther's emphasis on the importance of the Lord's Supper.

According to Luther, the efficacy of the Lord's Supper depends on the actions of the participant.

Luther and Zwingli shared similar views on the Lord's Supper.

Luther saw Zwingli as a fellow Christian.

Luther believed that the gospel is found in the Word and in the sacraments.

Zwingli's theology turned the sacraments into a means of salvation.

Luther's break with Rome was primarily due to his disagreement with Zwingli.

Protestantism in Zurich was characterized by a unified view on the Lord's Supper.

Luther believed that justification is found in the sacraments alone.

According to Luther, John 6 is not a critical passage for understanding the Lord's Supper.

Luther's view on justification was influenced by the conflict with Carstadt.

Zwingli was a radical reformer sympathetic to the Zwickau prophets.

Luther wrote a treatise against Zwingli, attacking his views on the Lord's Supper.

Luther needed John 6 to support his understanding of the Lord's Supper in 1520.

According to Paul, the Lord's Supper is a matter of literal life and death.

Luther's break with Rome was primarily due to his disagreement with Carstadt over the Lord's Supper.

Zwingli's theology led to a more Calvinistic understanding of the Lord's Supper.

The English Reformation started later than the Reformation in Zurich.

Luther's power was still consolidating in 1522.

Zurich was ahead of Luther in terms of the Reformation timeline.

The town council in Zurich decreed that all teaching within the city should be in accordance with Scripture in 1523.

The Reformation in Zurich was characterized by a strong emphasis on clerical marriage.

Luther's break with Rome was primarily due to disagreements over justification.

Luther's view on justification was centered on the idea of faith alone.

The Reformation in Zurich was influenced by Luther's ideas.

Luther's initial break with Rome was primarily due to disagreements over the Lord's Supper.

Luther's view on justification was centered on the idea of faith alone.

In 1520, Luther's major interest was in the metaphysics of Christ's presence in the Lord's Supper.

Luther affirmed the presence of Christ in the bread and wine, similar to the Roman Catholic Church.

Luther believed that the Lord's Supper was a sacrifice offered to God.

Protestantism in Zurich was marked by a strong emphasis on the realist view of the Lord's Supper.

Luther's criticism of transubstantiation was that it did not affirm the presence of Christ in the bread and wine.

Luther's understanding of the Lord's Supper in the 1520s can be divided into three distinct phases.