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Anne Hutchinson was a dissident Puritan pastor in New England in the early 1600s. She was considered heretical for a variety of reasons, not least of which was the fact she was a woman acting as a pastor.

Hutchinson believed that salvation is a gift from God through faith in Jesus Christ, whereas other Protestants at the time focused on salvation through good works. Because God is omniscient, he already knows who will be saved or not. Thus, she also claimed the ability to tell who these saved people ("the elect") are. Her reasoning was a little convoluted, but basically someone who is elect needn't worry about human or divine law because they are already saved. (Of course, an elect person would act in a godly way by definition.) Because all this implied that human or divine laws were irrelevant, she was characterized as an anarchist or "antinomian" heretic by other religious thinkers, and she was tried and imprisoned on this basis.

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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


Puritans believed that those chosen by God to be saved were called the?

The elect.


In New England the Puritans maintained a society government by what type of principles?

The Puritans developed a form of theocracy. They believed that the Church was all important and to follow the belief's of the Puritans, the Church and State (government) should operate as one. Puritans were followers of the teachings of Calvin and believed, like the Separatists, that man was born in sin and they all bore the guilt of Adam and Eve. To become saved, they would have to prove they were worthy while here on earth. To be worthy one would prosper, be faithful, and lead a successful life. Instead of separating from the Church of England, they wanted to “purify” the Church of the influence of the Catholic Church within the Anglican Church, thus the name, Puritans. Puritans wanted to remove themselves from non-Puritans. They originally wanted to leave Great Britain because they were not pleased with the way non-Puritans were worshipping without much interference.


What were puritans religious beliefs?

Believed that God would keep them safe if they obeyed his laws.


What can not be destroyed by fire?

Word of God and human soul saved by God.

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What is Anne Hutchingson's belief that the truly saved need not obey human or divine law?

Antinomianism.


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


Puritans believed that those chosen by God to be saved were called the?

The elect.


Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts because she taught that?

She had recieved a direct revelation from God that the saved did not need to obey either human or divine law.


What are the three key principles that the Puritans believe in?

The major foundations of the puritan religion was that they had strict laws and ideas about how to behave and severe punishments for those who had broken the rules.


What did thr Puritans believed that those chosen by God to be saved were called?

The elect


What was the belief that god had determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned?

predestination, a belief of the mormons


How was predestination important to the puritans?

Predestination was important to the Puritans because it shaped their understanding of God's sovereignty and their place in the world. They believed that God had already chosen who would be saved and who would be damned, leading them to pursue a life of piety and moral purity to demonstrate their election. This belief in predestination also influenced their strong work ethic and sense of discipline in daily life.


What is the puritan doctrine of predestination?

The Puritan doctrine of predestination is the belief that God has already determined who will be saved and who will be damned, regardless of their actions or beliefs. This belief is based on the idea of God's sovereignty and the concept of the elect, who are chosen by God for salvation. Puritans saw themselves as part of this elect group and believed that living a godly life was a sign of being chosen by God.


What type of government the puritans have?

The Puritans developed a form of theocracy. They believed that the Church was all important and to follow the belief's of the Puritans, the Church and State (government) should operate as one. Puritans were followers of the teachings of Calvin and believed, like the Separatists, that man was born in sin and they all bore the guilt of Adam and Eve. To become saved, they would have to prove they were worthy while here on earth. To be worthy one would prosper, be faithful, and lead a successful life. Instead of separating from the Church of England, they wanted to “purify” the Church of the influence of the Catholic Church within the Anglican Church, thus the name, Puritans. Puritans wanted to remove themselves from non-Puritans. They originally wanted to leave Great Britain because they were not pleased with the way non-Puritans were worshipping without much interference.


What is the relationship between Calvinism and free will?

Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity that emphasizes the sovereignty of God and predestination, which means that God has already determined who will be saved. This belief can be seen as conflicting with the idea of free will, which suggests that individuals have the ability to make choices independent of divine intervention. In Calvinism, it is believed that God's will overrides human free will, leading to a predetermined outcome for each individual.


Which of these was something puritans believed?

The Puritans believed that God had chosen certain people to go to heaven or hell.