Lutheran vs Catholic

Thank you for your courtesy and straightforwardness! I will try to refocus my arguments more on the philosophy. 1. I can make the claim, Because even if we have different interpretations, Jesus Christ lived and taught the Gospel directly to his Apostles. The branch of Lutheranism, However, Is unique to a single man who split away from the rest of the Church. Different interpretations may exist, But not all are equally valid because God's truth is the only objective truth (John 15:6). 2. Translation of the Bible to the common language has to be done carefully, Under the auspices of the hierarchy of the church to give guidance and wisdom. An ecumenical purpose itself does not warrant personal interpretation of scripture without oversight (Matt. 5:18, Rev. 22:18-19) 3. I know Catholics killed former protestants, And I don't condone it. My point is that the birth of Lutheranism very much matched the birth of Islam, Only in the Western world (a man becomes a monk, Becomes disillusioned, Goes into the wilderness to have an epiphany, Returns to his country to sack cities in the name of a new ideology that gets made up along the way). It is a harsh judgment, But I believe it's an important and valid one. 4. Solus fideli is anti-biblical among different authorities within scripture, Including Christ Himself. It isn't enough that Christ died and we believe it, We are actually called to follow Him (Matt. 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23) If "faith" as a mere belief exists without good works, It is dead (James 2:14). Sins of a serious or frequent enough nature are enough to condemn someone (1 Chron. 13:10, Acts 5:1-10, 1 Cor. 6:9, 1 Cor. 11:29). Penance and rejection of sin is also required for salvation (Acts 2:38). Lutheranism is evangelical, But the intent of being ecumenical before true to the Gospel slips through when it adopts salvation by faith alone. Even many of "the elect" are not saved (Matt. 7:13, Matt. 24:24). Martin Luther's view on the doctrine was especially heretical, Even against Christ. He wrote that "Faith is the principle point and the highest commandment which includes all others in itself, " (WA 36, 365) and that "Rather, Faith shall be the master over love, And love shall yield to it" (WA 39I, 23). These statements constitute a serious contradiction of scripture and Christ's summary of the law (Deut. 6:5, Mark 12:29-31, Luke 10:25-28) and of St. Paul's characterization of love (1 Cor. 13). This should be even more alarming, As faith/hope/love are distinguished both by Luther and in the Bible, Except Luther inverts the positions of what is repeatedly, Expressly the highest virtue to faith (a virtue in potential, But useless by itself). 5. I will take your word for this, Since there isn't clearly anything to debate regarding Mary for now. 6. Lutheranism rejects Transubstantiation. It does this despite adopting the greater part of its elements and adopting a semantic re-interpretation. An argument from Lutheranism is that the Sacrament is referred to as "bread broken, " but that really only proves the point that the "bread" is sacramentally significant. Christ is also referred to as several other metaphors (Son of Man, King of Kings, Lamb, Word, Spotless Victim, Rabbi, Etc. ). I will not post references. Protestants ignore the many miracles associated with the Blessed Sacrament, Including the consistent ability to repel demons inhabiting demoniacs when entered into the room of the possessed, Even if the possessed could have no knowledge of the presence. 7. Lutheranism refers to the Eucharist as primarily the result of "The Last Supper" and not the bloody passion, Which even Lutherans will admit is the basis of the faith of their salvation. This also puts another strain on the doctrine of faith alone, Because it is misplaced with a "new" ritual. These doctrines are merely the replacement of God's standards of judgment with man's standards of judgment, Which can be described as the height of arrogance. (As an underlining of these doctrines, Not primary argument against Lutheranism): I believe it is also telling of Luther's attitudes toward justice: He did not keep his vows, And did not consider himself as owing a real duty of obedience to God or his superiors in the Church.