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Jews and Their Lies, in which he makes outlandish statements regarding the Jews, calling them "a base,
whoring people, that is, no people of God, and their boast of lineage, circumcision, and law must be
accounted as filth.” (https://www.gotquestions.org/Martin-Luther-anti-semitic.html)

As Luther got older, he believed that Jews should have limited rights, their money taken from the, and
their synagogues burned. He even went so far as to say that Jews should be given the choice to either
convert to Christianity or have their tongues torn out. (David Hunt, A Woman Rides the Beast, Harvest House
Publications, 1994, p. 23)

Be careful about following a man! Throughout time, God has raised up men and women
to change the course of history. Martin Luther was such a man. God used him to
challenge the false teachings of the predominant church of his day as well as translating
the Bible into the language of the people. But his views about the Children of Abraham,
especially toward the later part of his life, where radically dissimilar from those of God’s Word. So
while some of what Luther believed and taught was absolutely “right on”, other of his teachings were
radically in error. We will see this among many of God’s great leaders. So when it comes to following
the teaching of a man, don’t! Follow the teachings of Jesus Christ! Be like the Bereans who search the
Word, carefully, to validate truth.

Animated History of the Reformation

Ulrich Zwingli 1484-1531

Ulrich Zwingli was born on New Year’s Day, 1484 in Wildhaus, Switzerland.
Although not as well-known as some other Reformers of his day, like Calvin and
Luther, he nonetheless began a large Reformation movement that resulted in
the demise of Catholicism in Switzerland.

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