Protestantism

His church collects $43 million a year, and he gets sent $30 million a year in the mail every year. He also received a $13 million advance on his book.

it started with the protestant reformation led by martin Luther

Answer: During the Middle Ages, the most powerful institutions in Europe were the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire. The empire was made up of hundreds of estates of various sizes and covered an area now occupied by Austria, the Czech Republic, eastern France, Germany, Switzerland, the Low Countries, and parts of Italy. Since the German estates comprised its major part, the empire came to be known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Each estate was ruled semiautonomously by a prince. The emperor himself was a Roman Catholic of the Austrian Habsburg family. Therefore, with the papacy and the empire in power, Europe was firmly in Roman Catholic hands.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, however, the established order was shaken. Throughout Europe there was widespread dissatisfaction with the excesses of the Roman Catholic Church. Such religious reformers as Martin Luther and John Calvin spoke of a return to Biblical values. Luther and Calvin found widespread support, and out of this movement grew the Reformation and Protestant religions. The Reformation split the empire into three faiths-Catholic, Lutheran, and Calvinist.

Catholics viewed Protestants with distrust, and Protestants held their Catholic rivals in disdain. This climate led to the formation of the Protestant Union and the Catholic League in the early 17th century. Some princes of the empire joined the Union, others the League. Europe-and the empire in particular-was a powder keg of suspicion that needed just one spark to send everything up in smoke. When that spark finally came, it started a conflict that lasted for the next 30 years.

Trust,communication,friendship. Answer Mutual respect too.

It is left to personal choice: a christian can wear, or not wear, whatever they like. Some may decide to wear or not wear something to avoid offending others, or may decide not to wear headgear associated with non-christian religions. (I myself wouldn't, but that is a personal decision). For example, some christian women may decide to wear a headscarf, and they may decide to wear a veil and hijab in an Islamic country.

The purpose of the Half Way Covenant was to draw people back to the church. It was a form of partial church membership designed by Reverend Solomon Stoddard in 1662 in the New England colonies.

Henry would have had little time for Protestants. He was aware of a reformist movement in the English Catholic Church trying to introduce theoligical elements based on the new protestant doctrine.

When Henry VIII came to the throne, he was a devout Catholic and defended the Church against them. Henry VIII did not agree with their views. In 1521, Pope Leo X honoured Henry VIII with the title "Defender of Faith', because of his support for the Roman Church. When the Pope refused to grant Henry VIII an annulment from Catherine of Aragon, Henry split the English Church from the Roman church. Rather than the pope, the king would be the spiritual head of the English church.

Reformest elements in the English Church at that time gave him support.King Henry VIII declared himself supreme head of a new Church of England. (The Act of Supremacy). This marked the start of centuries or religious conflict in Britain. It is a common misconception, particularly amongst Americans, that Henry VIII became a "Protestant" and turned England overnight into a Protestant country.

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1517 was the year the idea of a different Christian church came about. Therefore, there were no Protestants yet.

The three regions of the thirteen colonies are the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. Within the New England colonies were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, And Rhode Islands. The Middle Colonies included Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York. The Southern Colonies Included North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Maryland.

Aimee Semple McPherson

The Catholic Church and many other Christians Churches follow the Biblical practice of Jesus Christ and the Jews in setting aside days where the entire Church fasts and prays as one in a attitude of constant renewal.

By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert and in spiritual preparation for the celebration of His Passion, Death, and Resurrection.

This season of penance is an intense moment of the Church's penitential practice and are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs of penance, voluntary self-denial such as fasting and almsgiving, and charitable and missionary works.

The Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches also observe the season of Lent. Many modern Protestant Churches consider the observation of Lent to be a choice, rather than an obligation.

Leaders of the early church were the apostles. Also, according to studies, paintings on Roman catacombs suggested that the early leaders of the churches were, surprisingly, women as well as men. Which proves that the idea of woman not able to be ordained was invented in a much later time.

John Calvin believed in the infallibility of the Scripture. He set forth the doctrine that was latter summarized by the Cannons of Dort, and the 5 Points of Calvinism:

1 Total Depravity.

2 Unconditional Election.

3 Limited Atonement.

4 Irresistible Grace

5 Preservation or Perseverance of the Saints.

it had the means of spreading its ideas, e.g. missionaries from Calvins academy in Geneva, and also the Geneva printing press made easy distribution of ideas.

Calvins church also had the structural support, unlike luther. Calvinist followers could set up their own private worship (conventicles), which then escalated into parish counsels etc. This made it possible for independants to practise calvinism. Luther had no structure behind his ideas which made it hard for followers to worship without looking for superior guidance.. if you get my drift....

The vast majority of Protestants do not believe in purgatory.

The historical reason for this is twofold. First, the idea of purgatory was a contributing factor in the corruption of the Church in selling indulgences which led to Martin Luther nailing his theses to the church door at Wittenberg, thus beginning the Reformation.

Second, the idea pf Purgatory, Protestants believe, is unBiblical; there is no evidence scripturally that Purgatory exists. On the contrary, they regard Purgatory as against everything Christ stood for, his teachings, his idea of salvation by faith in him alone, and not by what we - or anyone else - can do, say - or pay.

As Protestants seem to place a greater emphasis on evidential scripture and less on the (what they see as man-made) teachings of the Church, the vast majority cannot accept Purgatory to have any basis in fact whatsoever.

The Anglican Church (which began with the Church of England) IS a Protestant church, according to its basis of faith (the 39 Articles). Much Anglo-Catholic practice contradicts these articles.

the four horsemen is none other than the anti-Christ. they are all symbolic.

the bow, the sword e.t.c are all symbolic the for men is the anti-christ.

the four horses are the powers governed by the anti-Christ.

Martin luther

The Church that Jesus Christ established began on the day of Penecost 33 AD. Note: This is not the catholic or protestant churches nor was it any other manmade church. But THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.

Evangelical refers to the fact that they try to seek disciples. They believe that everyone is born under the curse of sin and that others need to accept that they are sinners, that Jesus is the son of God who was sent to be sacrificed for sinners, and invite Christ into their lives. Then the Holy Spirit will take over that person's life, and the person is no longer under the curse of sin. Yes, they still, sin, but the motives change. There's a difference between actively rebelling and slipping up. They believe that unredeemed sinners will go to Hell and the Lake of Fire as punishment and that Christians have a duty to reach as many as they can with the Gospel so they won't perish.

They use the Book of Common Prayer in their church services. They are in Communion with the Church of England, and believe certain basics of Christian belief. They share a common structure as the Catholic Church, and retain some of the rituals of Catholicism.

The Episcopal church is both catholic and reformed at the same time, holding onto catholicity of the early church all the while seeing this through the enlightenment of the Reformation. Some of the primary differences of the Episcopal church are rejection of the idea that the Bishop of Rome (Pope) has primary authority over the Church Universal, clergy can marry, transsubtantiation of Eucharist is not mandatory doctrine, females can be ordained as priests in most dioceses and provinces, much less centralized control by church hierarchy, lay persons have far greater involvement in church administration and leadership, bishops are generally elected (as opposed to being appointed by a central authority), and there's a system of governance that is similar to our federal structure with bicameral houses and a presiding bishop.