"As for Lutheran theology, Lutherans have sometimes encountered beliefs and accusationsthat they worshiped or at least overly revered Martin Luther. This has never been the case. Luther defined his theology as he went along, sometimescorrecting himself and often letting apparently contradictory assertionsstand unexplained. Until he died in 1546, he arguedwith fellow Wittenberg theologians and others who signed the Lutheran Confessions, which were written between 1530 and 1580. Lutherans who suffered under oppression in Catholic-dominated lands or under authoritarian rule came up with different theological accents than did those 'born free,' where freedom and prosperity abounded. Still, through it all, Lutheran theology involves some consistencies that separate it from Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and most other Protestantism. Their historic Confessions are designed less to say, 'This you must believe!' and more to indicate,'This is what we believe, this is who we are, this is your key to understanding us.'

and mercywho relates to humans through Jesus Christ and by the power of the Holy Spirit, and that nothing in that relation is more important than 'faith' and grace.' Everything else flows from these themes. Lutheran theology is the interpretation of reality in the light of these commitments."

Marty, Martin.