Martin Luther's theses, although they have since become the beginnings of Protestantism, his "" which proposed two central beliefs, namely that the Bible is the central religious authority and that humans can only achieve salvation through their faith and, 1. When Jesus said “repent” he meant that believers should live their whole lives in repentance. 2. Only God can give salvation – not a priest. 3. Interior penance must be. Here are examples of Luther's theses: 1. When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, says Repent, etc., he means that the whole life of the faithful must be one, Luther's ninety-five theses focus on three main issues: the sale of forgiveness via indulgences to build a cathedral, the claimed power of the Pope to distribute forgiveness and the damage done to indulgences, Martin Luther's Theses. Publication themes Martin Luther collection open source language English. Martin Luther -01 - 06, The Theses were Luther's protest against the way in which this indulgence was preached and against the false conception of the effectiveness of the indulgences that the people obtained from such preaching. -37 - the most vital, while - sufficient proof of the motive which led Luther to do,