Martin Luther

Martin Luther argued that each person had two parts to them, the inner man and the outer man. The outer man was the physical form of a man, including clothes, social status, and their job. The outer man was completely material, and of this physical world. Luther argued that the outer man thought he was saved from constant praying to make up for previous sins, and that he could purchase certain relics from the church that would ensure his salvation. He continued to argue that the outer man thought that god cared about this characteristics and that god will lead him to salvation when it is time for him to die. The inner man is the spiritual man, or the soul and just the body of the man. Luther argued that one must be true to god to be legitimate. Luther believed that the real believers were only those who viewed themselves as the inner person, and he urged them to join in his revolution and his new religion.

With this Luther had made society better people because no one could buy their salvation anymore. This is important to people because bettering people means a higher overall welfare of the community. Furthermore, it gives the poorer members of the society a chance at being religious, as they do not have the money to buy their own salvations. This bridges the economic gaps in the church and helps bring more people together. The closer tied together a community it is, the stronger and better off they are.