Luther

First of all Martin Luther’s speaking come from faith and views in Christianity. Martin Luther felt that there were many differences between the outer and inner man. The outside of a man is what others see in the world and is not important to God. The inner person is the soul and sprit of the person which is connected or the link to God. Luther felt that the most important was the inner man and not the outer man. He felt it was what made one an individual. The outer man was sinful and the importance of it did not matter. He said, “One thing, and one alone, is necessary for life, justification, Christian liberty; and that is the most holy word of God.” (Luther p2) Since he feels that the word of God is connected to the inner man it is more important. He also said, “Since then this faith can reign only in the inward man, as it is said, "With the heart man believeth unto righteousness" (Rom. x. 10); and since it alone justifies, it is evident that by no outward work or labour can the inward man be at all justified, made free, and saved; and that no works whatever have anyrelation to him” (Luther p3) again showing that the inner man is more important. This should matter to people because this is what caused reformation of the church. I believe it made people less materialistic and allowed them to start having more faith in their religion and God. Everyone has to start from their inner self and that inner self will create the outer man. If you do not have a clean inner self then you will become a bad outer man.