Achieving Salvation Through Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Catholicism Lutheranism “He who through faith is righteous shall live...the righteousness of men, ought to live from faith and if the righteousness of God should contribute to the salvation of all who believe, then salvation won’t be out merit but God’s mercy.” Martin Luther, the founder of the Lutheran religion, believed that salvation was a free gift from God and a person could be saved from …showed first 75 words of 213 total…

…showed last 75 words of 213 total…Catholic religion adhered to a more strict set of rules. They believed that salvation could be achieved by serving God alone. The followers of this religion had to take a vow chasity, practice faith through public preaching, perform charitable acts, in particular the training of the young and ignorant in Christianity. They believed that if they followed all of these rules and put God first in everything they did, they would achieve salvation in heaven.