Previous article in this series: October 1, 2022, p. 10. A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. Proverbs 15:1, 32 Introduction Martin Luther’s objections to indulgences, voiced publicly when he nailed the Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg, were the spark that led to the Reformation. Luther’s opposition to indulgences was not limited to the irreverent claims made by the indulgence peddlers as, for example, that they were effective to forgive a man even if...