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Calvinism
Calvinism, which is also called the Reform Tradition, is one of the major and oldest branches of Protestantism and formed primarily in opposition to both the Catholic Church and the Rise of Lutheranism, composing many different Protestant sects. Calvinism primarily stems from the teachings of John Calvin. One of the distinctive teachings of Calvinism is the concept of Predestination, meaning that God has already chosen those who will go to Heaven or Hell and that there is no free will for a person to change their fate through works.
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What church did John Calvin start and why?
John Calvin was a church reformer who moved in the Church from around 1536 to the end of his life. His teachings, theologies, and philosophies have been spread across the globe and have become foundations for many of the Protestant Churches of today.
Calvin's first appointment was in the reformation of the Church of Geneva in June of 1536. He did not start this church but was a reformer. He was asked to stay in Geneva by a fellow reformer, William Farel. He was called as a pastor but was never consecrated as such.
Calvin also spent 3 years in Strasbourg where he served as a Minister Eglise Sainte-Madeleine, Eglise Sainte-Nicolai, and the former Ordo Praedicatorum de Dominus. During his sermons in Strasbourg he frequently praised the works of Bullinger, Bucer, and Melanchthon.
Calvin, through the financial aide of the Eglise de Geneve, helped support and train over 100 Ministers for his homeland in France. During this time he began designing the school for which he would become reknown. In 1559 Calvin opened the doors to his schools; the College and the Academie. In less than 5 years they had grown to over a thousand students. The College became The College Calvin and the Academie became the University of Geneva.
On a literal basis, Calvin started no actual church. He helped reform the Catholic church during his lifetime. He also helped institute a new theology or denomination, Calvinism. This was mostly done after his death however by other students and proponents of his ideals.
Which two countries was calvinism the dominant religion?
In France it was particularly influential. The French Protestant's had to escape to Germany.
What is John Calvin is BEST known for?
John Calvin was best known for making the theological book to ever be published!
He was also important because he challlenged the Catholic Church and their pracices.
According to John Calvin what effect did good works have on a Christians chances for salvation?
In opposition to all the Bible verses that say otherwise, John Calvin did not believe in what Calvinists call a "works salvation". In other words, you don't need to do anything other than believe. Of course, he doesn't explain why Satan is not in heaven, as Satan certainly believed in God, along with all the other fallen angels.
Which of these people holds a Calvinist belief?
A woman who believes she has no control over whether she gets into heaven
No. They came into being during the era when the Puritans, a group of Calvinists, ruled England. They were a reaction against Calvinism.
What religious doctrine is associated with john Calvin?
The religious doctrine most often associated with John Calvin is predestination. The acronym usually associated with Calvinism is TULIP:
Basically, Calvinism is known by an acronym: T.U.L.I.P.
Total Depravity (also known as Total Inability and Original Sin)
Unconditional Election
Limited Atonement (also known as Particular Atonement)
Irresistible Grace
Perseverance of the Saints (also known as Once Saved Always Saved)
These five categories do not comprise Calvinism in totality. They simply represent some of its main points.
What criticism did John Calvin have of the Catholic Church?
John Calvin disliked the Roman Catholic Church because its priest were preaching an "infused" righteousness instead of the Biblical Gospel message of God's "forensic" righteousness. We are delcared to be righteous because of the gift of faith in Jesus Christ and His righteousness. The Roman prelate does not teach this. The Apostolic churches of Northern Italy, e.g., were very much against Jerome's teaching. The prevailing difference was the inquisitive of army of the Vatican that all but wiped them out for their daring to stand up to him.
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How is Calvinism different from Roman Catholic?
The tenants of Calvinism fall into the Five Points of Calivinism. They are:
Total Depravity: This is the idea that after the first sin (in the Garden of Eden), mankind has been born inherently evil and self serving, and that it is not in our nature to want to serve God's will. Because of this, people are unable to CHOOSE to follow God because their very nature prevents it. Catholics believe that all men are born inherently good, but with the taint of Original Sin (which is cleansed at Baptism). The church teaches that it is in our nature to want to follow God and that Sin is a temptation that must be averted, not an absolute.
Unconditional Election: This is the idea that from time immemorial, God himself has predetermined who will be saved and who will not, regardless of faith, morals or any personal merit or value in the individual. This is the one that got Calvin excommunicated. Christ himself made it clear that Gods accepts all of us if only we seek him out.
Limited Atonement: Connected to the idea of unconditional election, limited atonement says that Christ's death and atonement for Original Sin was limited only to those people whom God selected, and not for all mankind. This also contradicts the Gospel, in which Christ says that he will be the sacrifice for all men and their salvation.
Irresistible Grace: Also connected to the above, this doctrine states that God's call cannot be ignored by those he's chosen, regardless of their will or intent. Even wicked and deplorable people will work God's will in the end, if they are chosen by him to do so. The Catholic church teaches that mankind is made in God's image in the concept of Free Will, which was sealed by the eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. While God knows the path, he doesn't select it for us, we choose ourselves.
Perseverance of the Saints: This is the idea that God's will cannot be upset by the will of men, and that people who are chosen will do the work of God, and if they fall away from the faith, they were either not truly chosen, or will return in time. This is the genesis of the idea of "once saved, always saved". The Catholic church believes that our works and deeds define our faith, not our words. So if a person falls from the faith, then they have lost faith. If they come back, then it is reclaimed. Nothing more, nothing less.
Calvinism is the basis of the Baptist Church, particularly the Southern Baptists. John Calvin himself was excommunicated from the Catholic Church as a heretic.
What religious lessons did john Calvin preach?
"Predestination" was one of the doctrines thought to be true by john Calvin. It teaches that the salvation or damnation of a person is predestine, or in other words, the person is chosen to be condemned or saved by God from birth. this teaching, however, has a rather large flaw: see "The paradox of free will" in the link below for further information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_will_in_theology#The_paradox_of_free_will
john Calvin wrote i think five books.
- Sermons on I Samuel
- Sermons on Galatians
- Sermons on Psalm 119
- Sermons on the deity of Christ
- Sermons on Election and Reprobation (Genesis)
What were Zwingli's beliefs about baptism?
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What were English Calvinists who sought a thorough cleansing from within the church of England?
To get an answer to your question, you would have to specify what period of the Church you were looking at. There have been people reforming the Church in England for many centuries.
John Calvin is the father of Calvinism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin)
However most of his ideas are built on the beliefs of St. Augustine, some say that Augustine is the father of reformed theology (calvinism)
How did the teachings of John Calvin differ from those of Martin Luther?
Not nearly as much as their divergent paths may make you suspect. Luther basically agreed with what Calvin thought about predestination. Calvin thought that Luther was right about the importance of faith over works, but believed that a Christian must live in accord with Christ after their acceptance of faith (whereas Luther merely thought that a Christian who has accepted faith would, through sheer compulsion to share the divine, do good works).
More on the nuances which they actually disagree on can be found at a website I found below:
