The belief in salvation by faith and not by works is a core doctrine of the Protestant religion and so in the eyes of a Protestant the only way to enter the kingdom of heaven. But why all of a sudden did Luther challenge centuries of beliefs and practices? He didn't feel that all of the praye

The Protestant reformation took a whole new view on Christianity. It brought out “old” ideas and views about the religion. Salvation by faith and not by works being a core value is an issue that will leave denominations arguing till the end of time. Weather who’s right and wrong; I think I’ll leave that up to God.

There were and still is the argument that faith is important but is not the only thing to salvation. Many churches outside the Protestant circle would say that faith must go hand-in-hand with hope and love. This means that the Christian must live the so called “Christian Life”; to do the best you can till the end and hope that when your time comes all your good works would some how out weigh the bad. But than the question to ask is, how do you know how much is enough to make God well pleased with you? The answer, you alone will never be able to live up to Gods standards, according to the Protestant Church. This is why they say time and time again that only our faith alone can save us from damnation. “Because when our time comes God will be looking at Jesus Christ’s paper, his good works, his perfect life, and his devotion, not ours. It is his blood that has already paid for our sins. And it is our faith in the spilling of that blood that will save us.” (“Sometimes just you gotta preach to get your

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