Luther and Erasmus

The nature of individual’s role in salvation from the point of view of Luther and Erasmus Erasmus was one of the most intelligent people of his century. In his time, he was the leader of all scholars in Europe from Germany to Italy and Spain and from England to Hungary as well. He stands above the other humanists and forerunners of the reformation. His great mission was to bring back the spirit of classical …

…very source of all sin is the unbelief in the depth of one’s heart. Just as faith alone gives one the spirit and the desire for doing works that are plainly good, so unbelief is the sole cause of sin. He believed that no one can give faith to himself, nor free himself from unbelief and God is the one with the power that one must do "works" to become upright and attain salvation.