Johann Tetzel vs Martin Luther

J0hann Tetzel: He is making a marketing campaign that the sale of indulgences is good and will remove all punishment for one sin. And instead of waiting in purgatory you will have less time till you can go to heaven. Then he describes that people trust brokers with their money so they can trust the Church that they can clear their sins.

Martin Luther: He is talking about how he use to think god was an angry being and that he wanted to punish. But he later realized that he is not angry or mad but more like a father looking over everyone trying to help us. And just having faith in him will open the gates to heaven.

Basically Johann is saying that god is harsh and will punish you for your sins. All thought he may not believe it, he is using it for his campaign for the sale of indulgences. While Martin is saying that god loves us all and he is here to help us all and we should just have faith in him not buy indulgences or do good deeds.

"Blood alone moves the wheels of history." - Martin Luther

I think this quote means that we only remember violence, sacrifice and war about the past. And that the most significant things that people learn about the past is related to war. But in recent times this isn't necessarily true for example their have been thousands of inventions that have been remembered for their importance over time like the invention of plastic, cars, planes, the internet, phones etc... and they are not related to war. But it does seem that the most significant events in history relate to sacrifice and war.