As a young monk,Luther:
A)was confident that he would be saved by God because he did so many good works.
B)believed that a corrupt Church could not save his soul.
C)was diligent in his duties and was not concerned with theology;that would come later.
D)avoided confession because he thought it was unnecessary for salvation.
E)was fearful that he could never do enough good deeds to deserve salvation.

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As a young monk, Luther was plagued with anxiety and fear that he could never do enough good deeds to deserve salvation. He was constantly tormented by the idea of God's judgment and his own unworthiness. It was this preoccupation with the question of salvation that would eventually lead him to challenge the doctrines of the Catholic Church and become a leader of the Protestant Reformation.

As a Young Monk,Luther