Martin Luther and John Calvin were two key people in the reform of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was born in 1483 and died in 1546. He was a monk and was educated by Okham who absorbed everything he said and believed otherwise. To protest against the sale of indulgences, the 95 theses were issued which gave rise to the Lutheran religion in the Reformation. John Calvin was born in 1509 and died in 1564. Calvin had similar beliefs to Luther, but his ideas advanced into Calvinism (Christian theology). The beginning of all this was Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, which were the promulgation of his theology. Martin Luther's methods in the Reformation were revolutionary. He stood for justice and the rights of God's people. They should not be treated like customers in the "Store of Heaven." He believed that it was not necessary to purchase indulgences to free loved ones from purgatory. His methods, as previously mentioned, branched out from doing the exact opposite of what he had been trained to do, by Okham. For him, the Catholic Church was corrupt and needed intervention. Luther, never experiencing true self-gratification through fasting, prayer, and repentance alone, wanted to find a partisanship with God. He therefore concluded that God's love is a gift to be recognized, not a reward. John Calvin's methods were controversial. He firmly believed in predestination, according to which God has already mapped out a divine plan. Calvin's followers were known as Calvinists. With core beliefs of superiority of faith over good works, a universal priesthood, meaning all believers are considered priests. Then he created a model in the (Presbyterian) church. Luther's methods were based on his personal growth with God and change... halfway... as political and civic. He wanted to reach out to believers in society and the government. Having been born of law and politics, Calvin wanted to reach out to those in his position, helping those who felt reduced to the Roman Catholic Church as a faithful and refreshing savior. He also wanted to rise up against the council, intending to dilute their perception of authority in the eyes of the public. Luther and Calvin represent a broad spectrum of the break from the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation Era. Both believed in God's immortal grace for his children and were sent as messengers of the Lord. They not only changed the church politically, but also spiritually. Now all of them have the right to belong to any religion they want and not feel tied to Catholic prison. Luther and Calvin represent the highest strength and voice for a completely new spiritual beginning.