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Over the years, there have been many conflicting views on faith perspectives. The range beliefs have challenged how humans perceive God’s power from how humanity shall reach salvation. The examination of original sin, free will and grace in Martin Luther’s Christian Liberty, Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, and the Decrees of the Council of Trent; will bring forth the differences between the Catholic and Lutheran traditions. Martin Luther’s idea on bondage of the human will is contradictory to Paul’s theology regarding justification by faith. With these conflict of beliefs we can gain insight into generations of mystery. Paul and Luther both believed that humans needed Christ’s sacrifice. If by works we are justified by God and weren’t originally sinful there would be no need for Christ. Humanity needs to be acquitted from their sins; because one man, Adam, had spread sin through humanity, and this makes Christ’s suffering necessary for human salvation. Paul believes that Christ “gave himself for our sins to set us free (Galatians, 1:3)” therefore we are acquitted from our sins. Humanity must have faith to be acquitted from original sin. On the idea Christ was needed for humanity’s salvation, Luther agre