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Oct 2020
11m 42s

October 10, 1520: Damnable Heretic

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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It's been three years since Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to the Castle Church door at Wittenberg. Now the pope's envoy is knocking on Luther's door, and the message is dire. Today, travel back to October 10, 1520, to witness why Luther was called to recant his teachings and what was at stake if he refused.

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