What was the primary difference between Luther's and Calvin's Christianity?

Answer 1

Martin Luther's and Calvin's ideas are alike because they both agreed that religious authority rested on The Bible not the Pope and believed in a priesthood of all believers. Martin Luther and Calvin's ideas are also alike because both believed in St. Augustine's idea of predestination. Calvin did not believe that the Church should be ruled by the state, while Luther believed that it should.

Martin Luther and Calvin both believed in the importance of the Bible and the rejection of the authority of the Pope. Martin Luther and Calvin believed that everyone should serve God in his or her individual calling. Luther came up with this idea by reading and pondering over St Paul's letter to the Romans (1:17) found in the New Testament. Luther's major doctrine is justification by faith alone. Both Martin Luther and Calvin rejected the doctrine that good deeds ("Good Works) were necessary for salvation.

Differences between Martin Luther's and Calvin's ideas are that Calvin did not believe that the Church should be ruled by the state. Calvin had his own ideas about the power of God, the nature of human beings, and the power of the state.

Calvinists did not recognize the subordination of the Church to the state or the right of any government, king, or Parliament to law down laws for religion. Calvin believed in setting up a theocratic government run by Church leaders. Geneva, in France, is the perfect example of one of his ideal theocratic governments. The society in Geneva was divided into four parts, to include, pastors, teachers or doctors, elders, and deacons to dispense church services. This society was ruled by elders, which were twelve lay people chosen by and from the Genevan councils and empowered to "oversee the life of everybody." In contrast, Lutheran believed in having a separation of Church and state. The Church would govern religious matters, such as heresy, while, the government will govern secular matters such as, marriage.

Answer 2

• Calvin is a theological system that an approach to the christian life that emphasizes the rule of god over all things. and Lutheranism is a major branch of Christianity.

Answer 3

The main difference between Lutheranism and the ideas of John Calvin was that Lutherans believed that having faith in God was the ony way to salvation and John Calvin believed that God only saved the chosen few. He also believed that everyone's destiny was clear from the off and that the chosen few would bring themselves closer to God.

Answer 4

The Canon of Dort

"The Five Points of Calvinism"

Calvinism is a Protestant system of doctrine named after John Calvin. It is the system of understanding Christian

salvation ("soteriology") developed by Calvin and codified during the 1617 Synod of Dort. Calvinism is more

broadly known as "Reformed Protestantism", and encompasses the whole body of doctrine taught by Reformed

churches*. TULIP is the shorthand synopsis of Calvinistic soteriology.

T Total Depravity Fallen man is totally unable to save himself.

U Unconditional Election God's election is not conditioned by anything in man (this is further expanded

by Calvinistic doctrine to say that God also predestines some to damnation, it

is called the Doctrine of Double Predestination).

L Limited Atonement Christ's atoning death was sufficient to save all men, but efficient only for the

elect.

I Irresistible Grace God's gift of faith cannot be resisted by the elect.

P Perseverance in Grace The elect will persevere in the faith.

The Five Points of Remonstrance **

Arminian Soteriology (1610)

Arminianism is a Protestant school of thought named after the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius. Found

mostly in Methodist denominations, it originally arose within the Reformed churches in the Netherlands.

Arminianism developed after the Dutch Protestants charged the Calvinist party, especially the followers of

Theodore Beza and Franciscus Gomarus, of developing a system of doctrine that made God the author of evil as

well as good. SCURF is the shorthand synopsis for Arminian soteriology, and it prompted the Synod of Dort

(TULIP).

S Synergism Fallen man works with God to save himself (it is important to note that

Synergism says that God starts the work and man completes it while SemiPelagianism says man starts and God finishes and Pelagianism says the man

does all the work).

C Conditional Election Related to Synergism, God's election is conditioned on man's response.

U Universal Atonement Christ's atoning death was sufficient and is efficient to save all men.

R Resistible Grace God's grace can be resisted.

F Fall from Grace Though with the help of the Holy Spirit, the elect can stay in the faith, they can

possibly fall from God's grace.

An Orthodox Lutheran View ***

T Total Depravity Man cannot effect the will of God to save him or work for himself salvation

(John 15:5, Ephesians 2:8-9).

U Unconditional Election

†

If man is totally depraved, then salvation from God is not conditioned by

anything in mankind; God does not predestine some to damnation (Ephesians

2:8-9, 1 Timothy 2:3-4).

U Universal Atonement Christ's atoning death was sufficient and is efficient to save all men (1 Timothy

2:3-4).

R Resistible Grace God's grace can be resisted; this is sometimes called "Free Will"-though

Luther would write about the Bondage of the Will to sin (Acts 7:51).

F Fall from Grace Only by the grace of God and the work of the Holy Spirit can a believer

persevere in faith (John 10:28), but it is possible for a believer to fall from

grace; this is related to the idea of "Free Will" (John 15:6).

Answer 5

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