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They had a close "Old Testament" relationship with God, fearing his wrath. They believed in predestination which means that only a selected few people would be able to make it to heaven and there was nothing you could do to change that.
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How was the Puritans relationship with God?
The Puritans relationship with God was inseparable. They believed in God and only God.
Which of these was something puritans believed?
The Puritans believed that God had chosen certain people to go to heaven or hell.
What legal term does John Winthrop use to describe the Puritans' relationship with God?
John Winthrop used the term "Covenant" to describe the Puritans' relationship with God, emphasizing a binding agreement between them based on mutual obligations and responsibilities.
Why did the puritans believe that praying was godly?
The Puritans believed that prayer was godly because it allowed them to communicate directly with God, seek forgiveness for their sins, express gratitude, and seek guidance. They saw prayer as a means to strengthen their faith and maintain a personal relationship with God.
What was puritans relationship with native American?
The puritans did not like the Native Americans. They had sort of a standoffish attitude towards them, because they did not put God first. Instead they put survival first. This caused problems in the puritan communities, and were not welcoming to the natives. This was ironic because the puritans left England because of the religious persecution in England. Then they are persecuting others for not being of their faith. The puritans never saw the native's way of living as a good idea. They thought if you live by the Bible and live for god, then if you are meant to survive, you will and if you die from malnutrition or other survival needs God wanted you to die.
What is the elect involving the puritans?
elect puritans are puritans who have been predetermined by god to be saved. Puritans believed that their destination was predtermined by god and that the elect or saints were to be saved and they were granted church membership meaning they had the right to vote on church issues including things like hiring and firing ministers deciding a ministers pay
Why did the puritans love good lives according to strong religious principles?
Puritans were simply God-fearing people. They followed God's laws and the principles of The Bible.
Why did the Puritans believe they were the chosen people?
the puritans believe they were chosen by god
Puritans what is their view of god?
Puritans had a very clear and definitely view of what they pictured to be God. They believed that all things done should be done for God.
Did the puritans believe in god?
Yes.
Puritans believed that salvation depended on gods covenant of grace?
It is true that Puritans believed their salvation depended on God's covenant of grace. The Puritans were highly religious, God fearing people.
What was anglicaism like in the Southern Colonies?
It was like the puritans believe that Jesus Christ is the son of god and established a christian church
