Calvinism

Calvinism is not a faith, it is a theology in salvation.

Calvinism teaches that salvation is by grace through faith, other theologies teach that salvation is earned also through good works.

he was a French scholar who turned the city of Geneva into a center of Protestantism

Yes. He is recorded to have burned at the stake the founder of the Anabaptis. He was charged with heresy after marrying a nun and supporting the belief of adult baptism in addition to infant sprinkling.

Lutherans rejected traditional sources of religious authority, such as church councils and the pope. They believed that the Bible was the only true source of religious guidance. See the related link. The Bible was the only way to learn how to lead a good life and gain faith in God.

The Huguenots are the French Calvinists

Baptism and the Lord's Supper (Communion)

Calvinism is a system of Christian belief developed by the reformer John Calvin. At it's simplest, it consists of five points which make up the acronym TULIP. They are: Total Depravity Unconditional Election Limited Atonement Irresistible Grace Perseverance (or Preservation) of the Saints

Geneva in Switzerland where Calvin persuaded the city fathers to pass laws according to Calvin's unerstanding of Scripture.

Calvin was alive in the 16 century, meaning a Monarchy system was still in place. He did not preach to 'over throw' it, but wanted to reform it as well as the church (That corrupt Catholic Church...). There beliefs also spread to people such as the puritans, meaning they wanted to be free from persecution.

Some accounts have suggested that Calvinism set the stage for early capitalism (they were against heavy interest, etc.)

So I would have to say their own government, IE separation of church and state, and future capitalism.

In 1541, John Calvin was asked by the Protestants in the city-state of Geneva to lead their society. Calvin organized a theocracy, which is a church led government. The followers of Calvin's theocracy were called Calvanists. Calvin stressed to his people five important things: hardwork, discipline, thrift, honesty and morality. Work Cited: Ellis, Elizabeth Gaynor and Esler, Anthony. World History: Connections to Today. Upper Sadle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003: pages 336-341.

John Calvin was very important to the development of challenging the Catholic Church and its practices. For example, the Catholic Church believed in "indulgences" , which were basically free passes to do whatever you wanted to do. The Church sold these, supposedly so after you committed a sin, you could buy back your favor with God. This was abused and many priests sold these so that you had a free pass. Instead, he believed that you must accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior before you are saved. Then you were saved forever. This made it so that believers did not need to continue to buy forgiveness, continuing to fatten the pockets of many corrupt priest.

The great exodus of Huguenots did not happen after the Great Revolution of 1789. It happened more than 100 years earlier, under Louis XIV after he revoked the Edict of Nantes that had given Huguenots freedom of religion and freedom from persecution. That happened in 1685.

Most Huguenots fled to The Netherlands, to the Dutch Cape Colony, to Switzerland and to England. Some emigrated to the then French colonies in North America.

An Armenian is someone who is born in Armenia. A Calvinist can be born anywhere. An Arminian, however, is someone who agrees with the ideas of Jacobus Arminius (Latinized name of Jakob Hermandszoon, 1560–1609), a Dutch Protestant theologian, who rejected the Calvinist doctrine of predestination. Both Arminians and Calvinists agree that Salvation is only possible by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit. That is, they both agree that man cannot save himself. They also both believe in the necessity for the grace of God to save a sinner. Both Arminians and Calvinists believe that God gives "common grace", also referred to as "Prevenient" grace. But they disagree whether this is sufficient for the salvation of a sinner. The Arminian claims that it is, whereas the Calvinist says that special grace from God is needed for the sinner to come to salvation. Calvinists are often depicted as fatalists since they believe in Predestination. Arminians also believe in Predestination, but Arminians regard God's fore-knowledge as the basis for Predestination. The Calvinist, however regards that Predestination is based on the election and grace of God. They refer to this saving grace as "Irresistible" grace which makes God's Predestination possible. Arminians believe that people are free to choose. It is this ability that Arminian says must be exercised in order to receive Christ. But the Calvinist also says that people must choose to receive Christ but they deny that people are "free" to choose. They regard the soul of a person as captive to sin and therefore not only is a person not free to choose Christ, they need a miracle of grace to even want to make the choice. Calvinism is summed up by the acronym TULIP. These are generally known as the "Five Points of Calvinism". Arminianism also has 5 points, which counter the Five Points of Calvinism- 1.) God has decreed to save through Jesus Christ those of the fallen and sinful race who through the grace of the Holy Spirit believe in him, but leaves in sin the incorrigible and unbelieving. (In other words predestination is said to be conditioned by God’s foreknowledge of who would respond to the gospel.) 2.) Christ died for all men (not just for the elect), but no one except the believer has remission of sin. 3.) Man can neither of himself nor of his free will do anything truly good until he is born again of God, in Christ, through the Holy Spirit. (Though accused of such, Arminius and his followers were not Pelagians.) 4.) All good deeds or movements in the regenerate must be ascribed to the grace of God but his grace in not irresistible. 5.) Those who are incorporated into Christ by a true faith have power given them through the assisting grace of the Holy Spirit to persevere in the faith, but it is possible for a believer to fall from grace. Most of the 16th century Reformers were influenced by Calvin (who was in turn influenced by the 5th century theologian, Augustine). The Wesleyan revivals of the 18th century were undergirded by Arminianism. Both views have been represented by preachers who were passionate about saving souls and reforming society. John Wesley, Billy Graham and Winkie Pratney were, and are, staunchly Arminian. Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, John Piper, and Mark Driscoll were, and are, staunchly Calvinistic evangelists. Dr. Andrew Corbett

John Calvin was the person who started Calvinism, it was named after him. He was a French Protestant theologian who lived from July 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564. See the link below for more information on his life and teachings.

There were many reasons. The "final straw" was the selling of indulgences in order to fund the building of St. Peter's Basilica, under construction at the time. The faithful could pay money in order to get the soul of a loved one released from purgatory (a concept that is not recognized by other mainstream Christian denominations, and which was discredited even by John Paul II) and freed to enter heaven. The church taught that the time in purgatory could be hundreds or thousands of years. Purgatory was like hell, but not permanent. Once in hell, there is no escape. People who were sent to purgatory died still with stains on their soul, but not caused by unconfessed "mortal" sin. No heaven if you didn't get totally purified first! So the faithful could be in agony over the thought that deceased loved ones were burning in purgatory, when they had enough money to buy them out.

It's not hard to see why Luther had problems with this.

Rome broke with Dr. Martin Luther, by excommunicating him in 1521, leaving him no other choice but to participate in congregations not controlled by the Church of Rome, otherwise suffer inquisition if caught or found by the Holy See.

In 1517, conciliarism was challenged by the Papacy of Rome, and the Papacy won that challenge, overthrowing the Catholic Council of Bishops' authority over Catholic theology. The Papacy adopted Primacy of the Pope as dogma and doctrine, to prevent theological challenges to Papal bulls in future generations of Popes. Catholic priests defected from the Holy See of Rome throughout the Holy Roman Empire; establishing or transferring congregations to retain their traditional Catholic faith as they understood it; outside the influence of civil intervention in theological affairs where the Holy Roman Empire would intervien through the Holy See of Rome.

The United States broke with Rome under the Monroe Doctrine and Rosevelt Corolary; both of which denounced Primacy of the Pope to appoint or dispose of civil servants at the time, will, or direction of the Papacy's choosing. The Holy See of Rome is technically a theocratic religion that doesn't observe civil authority or the voting-in of elected officials; only rule by way of the priesthood is recognized for the purpose of rule of law and political appointments. This language still exists, but isn't discussed or enforced in our modern era and will continue to be a contentious aspect of government vs. Catholic-Latin Rite theocracy. Dr. Martin Luther preached the Two Kingdoms or Two Realms; where God has control over both, but congregations only exersice spiritual authority within the walls of the Church; while exerting spiritual influence in the civil kingdom or civil realm. Lutheran theology strictly prohibits theocratic rule of authority; which is a polar opposite from the Holy See of Rome.

Ooh-rich Zwig-Lee

On St Bartholomew Day in Paris on 12 August in 1572

Huguenots were French Protestants who fled to Holland, England, and America in search of Religious Freedom. The St. Bartholamew's Day Massacre, instigated by Catherine Medici, mother of the weak juvenile King Francis of France, and other Catholic Persecutions drove them from France.

A Huguenot was created in 1852.

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Calvin had more beliefs on the bible and understood it alot better than Zwingli