Protestants don't worship Luther, but most follow his doctrine of the Bible alone as the sole rule of faith. This doctrine isn't found in the Bible.
...and we don’t live our lives to be encouraged by miracles.
That's good, too, since they shouldn't be the center of your spiritual life. But they're real, so why reject them?
Many atheistic scientists who have studied the Shroud of Turin have become Christians. I consider this a good thing, making the the Shroud very valuable and worthy of study. Moreover, as a relic of Christ Himself, it is extremely valuable.
Our lives belong to Christ and seek to do His will.
That's also good. But how do you know what His will is? Is it by using the Bible ALONE as your sole rule of faith?
We encourage other believers with what we read in the Bible
Which Bible? The full Bible, or Luther's abridged version? If you accept Luther's Bible, where does the Bible to tell you that Luther's Bible is the correct Bible?
Where does the Bible tell you that the Bible is the SOLE rule of faith?
Why are so many Protestants ignorant of the following passage?
"If he will not listen to the church, treat him as a pagan or tax collector." --Jesus
Of those who know of this passage, why do they dismiss it?
...and we gain strength through daily prayer.
That's good.
God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
True.
That is much different from a lineage of many men who make things up as they go along, depending on the age they live in.
Do you mean the unbroken lines of successors to St. Peter, leaders of the historical Church that Christ founded?
Why do you dismiss the Church so casually?
You can't be getting that from the Bible, since Scripture refers to the church that Christ founded as "the pillar and foundation of truth."
I read my Bible daily and I spend time in prayer, speaking and listening to God. I read supplemental devotional books such as My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers and The Release of the Spirit by Watchman Nee.
These two supplemental publications have been a great help to me in understanding my relationship with Christ, as they round out my Bible reading. From there, I trust Him to guide my life.
I highly recommend both of these publications to those of you seeking a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. My Utmost for His Highest is also available at Amazon if you want a book for yourself. Thanks, for taking the time to read this.
Pope Stephen VI (896–897), who had his predecessor Pope Formosus exhumed, tried, de-fingered, briefly reburied, and thrown in the Tiber.[1]
Pope John XII (955–964), who gave land to a mistress, murdered several people, and was killed by a man who caught him in bed with his wife.
Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048), who "sold" the Papacy
Pope Boniface VIII (1294–1303), who is lampooned in Dante's Divine Comedy
Pope Urban VI (1378–1389), who complained that he did not hear enough screaming when Cardinals who had conspired against him were tortured.[2]
Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503), a Borgia, who was guilty of nepotism and whose unattended corpse swelled until it could barely fit in a coffin.[3]
Pope Leo X (1513–1521), a spendthrift member of the Medici family who once spent 1/7 of his predecessors' reserves on a single ceremony[4]
Pope Clement VII (1523–1534), also a Medici, whose power-politicking with France, Spain, and Germany got Rome sacked.
What else do you propose that someone use?