Jesus was a man who lived about two thousand years ago.  We know about him through the Bible, which contains accounts of what he did and taught.  Jesus was also mentioned outside the Bible by historians of the time, so we know he actually existed. In addition, we believe with other Christians that Jesus is raised from the dead and is alive an active through the Holy Spirit today.

 Martin Luther lived in Germany in the late 1400's and the 1500's.  He was a monk in the Catholic church who noticed the church had lost sight of the teaching that God gives us salvation as a gift, not as an achievement.  He challenged the church to reform its teaching and practice through his writing, teaching, and preaching,"