Reformation Day

4. Religious order to which Martin Luther belonged
5. Language spoken by ordinary people
8. Sacrament in which Christ gives His body and blood
9. German city associated with Luther and the Ninety-Five Theses
12. Book Luther translated into German
17. Luther taught theology at the University of Wittenberg
19. Month in which Reformation Day is celebrated
23. Tool traditionally associated with Luther posting the Ninety-Five Theses
24. Movement that sought to correct abuses and restore biblical teaching
26. Practice that became a major controversy at the start of the Reformation
28. Statements Luther published in 1517 challenging the sale of indulgences
30. Latin word meaning "alone"

1. Teaching that sinners are declared righteous through faith in Christ
2. New Testament book especially important to Luther's understanding of faith
3. Church in Wittenberg traditionally linked with the posting of the theses
6. Luther's vocation before and during the early Reformation
7. Formal imperial assembly, not a meal
8. What Luther famously said was captive to the Word of God
10. German reformer whose actions helped spark the Reformation
11. City associated with the imperial diet at which Luther defended his teachings
13. Date of Reformation Day
14. The Bible, regarded as the final authority for Christian teaching
15. Country where the Lutheran Reformation began
16. Word from the title of one of Luther's best-known hymns
18. The center of the Christian faith and the Reformation message
20. Sacrament Lutherans teach gives God's grace and forgiveness
21. God's undeserved favor toward sinners
22. Means by which we receive God's gift of salvation
25. Liturgical color commonly used on Reformation Day
27. Good news of salvation through Jesus Christ
29. Song of praise, including many written by Luther