Martin Luther During the time before Martin Luther’s introduction and changes to Christianity, several immoral and dishonest traditions were in play that Martin Luther was objected to. At the time, it was believed by the general public that one would enter heaven by doing good deeds. But the problem was that Martin Luther didn’t feel that he was worthy of going to heaven even though he had done many. As he read Paul in the New Testament, he was struck by the idea that a person can enter heaven by having faith alone. Astounded, he took this idea and taught it to the general public. He proved that rituals and other practices were useless for a person’s redemption. What Luther also disliked was the form of abuses the church used to make money.