10 differences between Luther and Zwingli SERIES: 9
And they that understand among the people shall instruct many:
yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.Daniel 11:33
9.- The Monk and the Humanist
"The two Protestant leaders also embarked on their reforming projects from distinct starting points.
Although it is true that both men were avid Bible students, Luther was first and foremost a great sinner seeking “to find a merciful God”. That was why he entered the Augustinian monastery in the first place.
The German’s great driving force in life was the eternal salvation of his soul and he lived in a constant state of anfechtung (despair).
This existential dimension is pretty much absent in Zwingli’s theology. He was a lot more interested in relating Christianity to the intellectual currents of his time, in improving the ethical standards of his compatriots and in other socio-political affairs.
Luther was the man from the monastery;
Zwingli, the reformer at the town hall."
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