In a letter that he wrote to Nicholas Amsdorf, he said that he was worthy of being called the pope and was actually one (he chose the name Pope Luther I). He told Amsdorf that he would not absolve the Catholic pope of his sins, but would deny him forgiveness, absolution, the mercy of God, eternal life and withhold the retention of his sins. He, Pope Luther I, would kick the Roman pontiff into hell which was prepared for him from all eternity.
In his commentary on Saint Paul’s letter to the Galatians, he said that sin is the highest and most powerful god there is. He added that sin is so offensive that God cannot pardon it. In one of his writings, Luther affirmed that God is the author of all evils. According to Luther, it is God who takes away all of man’s free will. He said that God does all the good and evil in man. Man, therefore, is incapable of doing any good or evil. God is the author of everything, even evil. Luther said that it was God who caused the Pharaoh of Egypt to do evil. Luther added that Judas was a traitor by necessity and he did not have it in his power to do otherwise than to betray Christ. He declared that the fore-knowledge of God is diametrically contrary to free will.