Theologian, Bible translator, preacher, rebel. . .the life of Martin Luther defies simple description. Luther was, above all, a man of the people, whose greatest desire was to bring to the masses God's Word in clear, concise language. That Word was all Luther needed to light the fire of the German Reformation. Recognizing from Romans that God gives believers in Christ a positive righteousness, Luther posted his ninety-five theses on a Wittenberg cathedral door in October 1517-and from then on refused to be silenced. In real faith, expressed with sincerity and force, Luther pulled back the curtain of the oppressive Middle Ages to let the true Light shine.