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Protestantism
Generally associated with the protests against the Catholic Church and its methods, Protestants follow Jesus Christ. One of the early scholars to lead the break from the established church was Martin Luther. If you have questions about anything to do with Protestantism, this is place to ask them.
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What can you do when you have a narcissistic boss?
Narcissism is a rare personality disorder that requires a specific diagnosis. Additionally, narcissists typically don't lie much. Your boss sounds more like an ego-centric who twists the truth to support him or herself. I would file a formal complaint with HR and get others in your department to do the same. Document the issues in writing so you have support. I am in that situation now and it is horrible!! Only thing I can say is document, document, document!! The boss I work for is a narcissistic and right now we (meaning he and I) communicate through a third party via his request. His office is directly in front of my desk and whenever I need his signature on a document, I have to get up, walk around the corner give it to the third party, she then walks it back pass my desk and gives it to him. Now, you see the predictament I'm in. All I can say is pray. go to their higher ups and state your beef! Narcissists most certainly do lie. The truth is irrelevant to them. What I did? I quit. It's not worth it.
Vaguely put, the Wisconsin Synod tends to be more conservative than the Missouri Synod. The core differences stem from differing views of what defines "confessional fellowship" as well as what roles are divinely instituted in matters of Church ministry. The Missouri synod and WELS differ on what the Bible says concerning roles of men and women within the Church. Both are confessional Lutheran Churches and to outsiders the differences are often difficult to discern, while to the two synods, the matters of disagreement are of great enough weight to fuel the conviction to remain distinct. The Wisconsin Synod teaches that agreement on all the teachings of Scripture is necessary for all forms of fellowship. The Missouri Synod teaches that full agreement is necessary only for altar and pulpit fellowship. Wisconsin teaches that the same scriptural principles apply to all forms of church or religious fellowship. All joint prayer is an expression of fellowship. Missouri teaches that there can be joint prayer that is not an act of fellowship. In practice Missouri also indicates that full agreement is not necessary for worship at occasional joint Christian celebrations, Reformation services, convocations, rallies. Some Missouri pastors allow "ecumenical wedding services" at which pastors or priests outside their fellowship may participate. Wisconsin practices "close" or "closed" communion, inviting to their altars only those who are members of congregations in WELS fellowship. Although Missouri officially teaches "close(d)" communion, many pastors and churches practice "open" communion, allowing joint communion with those not in doctrinal agreement with the Missouri Synod. There are also differences in the doctrine of the church and ministry between the two synods. Wisconsin teaches that God has not ordained any particular form of the church. The invisible church is present in the local congregation and the synod. Both can be called church in the same sense. Missouri's official teaching seems to be that the local congregation is the only "divinely appointed" form of the church. By contrast the synod is a human arrangement. Wisconsin teaches that the pastor of a local congregation is only one form of the divinely instituted public ministry. Other forms are teachers, professors, called administrators, etc. The specific form is determined by the church's call. Missouri seems to teach that the only divinely instituted form of the public ministry is that of pastor of a local congregation. All other positions are auxiliary to this. However, there appears to be a number of different teachings on the church and ministry currently in the Missouri Synod. According to the WELS, scripture assigns the headship role to men and a helping role to women, only men serve in offices and roles that involve an exercise of authority over other men. Missouri does not allow women to serve as pastors but allows women to serve in a number of areas which involve the exercise of authority over men.
How did the Spanish inquisition affect the indigenous people on the American continent?
The Spanish Inquisition was a religious tribunal or court established in Spain from 1480 to 1820 AD, but most active from 1492 on. It was responsible for the jailing, trial, torture, and execution of "heretics," mostly Jews accused of not completely converting to Catholicism. During its activities many thousands of Jews had to flee the country.
The Spanish Inquisition was empowered by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain in 1492. The Alhambra Decree, passed on March 31, 1492, ordered the Jews in all Spanish-owned lands to leave and never come back by August 31, 1492. If they chose to remain, they had to convert to Catholicism. Many Jews left, but some decided to remain and convert. Some Jews took Catholicism to heart; most did not. The Jews who pretended to believe in Christ but were really Jews at heart were called crypto-Jews and marranos. If you suspected someone of being a crypto-Jew, you could report them to one of the courts set up across Spain, and the judges/torturers at the court would test the people accused. They were tortured horribly; even if they weren't Jewish, they admitted that they were to get the pain to stop. Once they confessed, they were sent to the stake to be burned alive. This process included the auto-da-fé (act of faith, public penitence), which has come to be synonymous with execution for heresy.
A second decree in 1502 expelled Muslims and continued the tribunal, which remained active in the 1600s and 1700s, including a ban on Freemasons in 1815. The Inquisition ended shortly thereafter. Descendants of Spanish Jews were only allowed back to Spain beginning in 1924. The Alhambra Edict of 1492 was formally revoked in 1968.
The goal of the Inquisition was to enforce Catholicism in Spain and in Spanish territories. Torture was considered legitimate by the inquisitors. As under the Soviets, everyone was afraid of informers. Many thousands were tortured and killed.
As part of the Christianizing of Spain, Jews who openly remained Jewish were expelled from the country. Many died in the process, and everyone else was uprooted.
My colleague adds: The formation of the Jesuits and the following inquisition was a Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation. Sometimes this response is called the counter-reformation.
Are there more Catholics or more Protestants in England?
It has and most likely will always be protestants because the queen being a protestant herself runs the church of England which without a doubt is the most popular church in England.
Name some of the most active protestant denominations in latin America?
Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Anglican, and a little Baptist.
Evangelist and columnist William "Billy" Graham was 99 years old when he died on February 21, 2018 (birthdate: November 7, 1918).
US wrestler and bodybuilder Eldridge Coleman, aka "Superstar Billy Graham" is 74 years old (born June 7, 1943).
What are the similarities between the three main divisions in Christianity?
In practice all Christian religions to a greater or lesser degree follow Christ in relation to the following: faith and trust in God, prayer and self-denial, observance of the law which is written in Scripture and in the hearts of those who love the truth and offering sacrifice to God (various animal and bird offerings in the Old Testament, the Lamb of God in the New Testament, the sacrifice of the Mass in the Catholic Church, Communion in the Anglican Church).
What happened in France when the Edict of Nantes was revoked?
It was ended during the reign of King Louis XIV who decided that the religion of the King would be the religion of the Nation. The Calvinist would convert back to Catholicism. They were not allowed to move elsewhere, and that was the law. Many escaped and France lost about one percent of its population.
Yes, go to billygraham.org and it will fill you on his current life.
Yes, he is still living. I believe he is 91 years young.
Billy Graham is 92 years old and living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Yes, as of January 2016, Billy Graham is still among the living, having now lived 97 years here below.
I am sure he is looking forward the grand meeting with his Savior, Jesus Christ and also his reunion with his wife Ruth, who passed away in 2007.
Was John Wesley a member of the Methodist denomination?
Actually, ironically Wesley never was a member of the Methodist denomination. He was an Anglican priest his whole life and he never left Anglicanism. He founded Methodism as a Bible study to go alongside Anglicanism but never as a new denomination. After he died his followers left Anglicanism and started the Methodist denomination.
AnswerJohn Wesley founded the Methodist movement in 1739. He was originally an Anglican like his father. A quick search of the internet can provide a number of very good biographical summaries of his life.
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The first one is correct. Methodism was not founded by John Wesley. It was founded by Christians in America based on the the teachings of John Wesley. This was done actually right before his death. The first he heard of the American church called Methodism was on his deathbed and he was saddened. Wesley remained an Anglican throughout his life. The term "methodist" was first used by other Oxford students to describe the bible study group that John and Charles formed. They were called "methodists" as an insult, because they were very methodical in their studies and practices. It was not a term coined by Wesley to describe a church he created. In the most basic form his theology was that we are saved by the Grace of God, and as such should do all the good we can in His name while on earth. His sermons are amazing to read.
What things did martin Luther say?
—Salvation is gained by faith alone
—Jesus is the head of the church
—The Bible is the sole source of religious truth
—Only God can forgive sins
—The Bible should be in English (not Latin)
Why didn't France become a Protestant nation?
Because Spain tried to keep all of Europe as Catholics but f=France wanted something different because they hated England
Why is Martin Luthers work significant?
Martin Luther helped start the reformation of the Catholic church. On October 31, 1517, Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the Whitenburg Cathedral (which seems rather bold; however, many people would post things on church doors--a lot like how people post discussion topics on a forum) that discussed the sale of indulgences. (An indulgence is payment of a sin--much like a penance--and they were bought to save people from purgatory. The sale of indulgences was used to fund the construction of St. Peter's Cathedral, sold at different prices to people of different social statuses, and also sold for people that had already died.) Luther taught that salvation was by faith alone and that scripture was the final authority for Christians, not the pope.
What is the meaning of the word protestant?
Protestant is the word that refers to a Christian that is not affiliated with the Catholic church. The protestant church includes Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists and many other denominations.
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Methodists and Baptists
What is the key events in protestant reformation?
The creation of the printing press in which the fall of the catholic church happened, due to the black death that happened before, it leads to people slowly doubting their belief causing a revolt by the people who gave up hope on religion.
What was the response of the Catholic Church to the protestant revolt?
The Catholic response to the protestant revolt is called the "Counter Reformation"
from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957
The Counter-Reformation is the name given to the Catholic movement of reform and activity which lasted for about one hundred years from the beginning of the Council of Trent (q.v., 1545), and was the belated answer to the threatening confusion and increasing attacks of the previous years. It was the work principally of the Popes St. Pius V and Gregory XIII and the Council itself in the sphere of authority, of SS. Philip Neri and Charles Borromeo in the reform of the clergy and of life, of St. Ignatius and the Jesuits in apostolic activity of St. Francis Xavier in foreign missions, and of St. Teresa in the purely contemplative life which lies behind them all. But these were not the only names nor was it a movement of a few only; the whole Church emerged from the 15th century purified and revivified. On the other hand, it was a reformation rather than a restoration; the unity of western Christendom was destroyed; the Church militant (those still on earth) led by the Company of Jesus adopted offence as the best means of defence and, though she gained as much as she lost in some sense, the Church did not recover the exercise of her former spiritual supremacy in actuality.
What did the protestants reject?
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The protestants were objecting to practices in the Roman Catholic Church that they considered immoral and not according to Scripture. The usual example is the selling of indulgences. An indulgence shortens the time a soul must spend in Purgatory before entering Heaven, and were sold to finance building needs in the Roman Catholic church. The advertising (?) slogan attributed to the sellers was "When the coin in the coffer rings, the sould from Purgatory springs".
How does Christianity affect health?
well, if you are a christian and you have faith that God will make you healthy then you will receive it. Read Matthew 7:7-12, ask, seek, knock. ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find it; knock and the door will be opened.
What nation became protestant because its ruler wanted a divorce that the pope would not grant?
I think you are reffering to King Henry VIII of England wanting to annul (not divorce) his marriage to his first wife, Katharine of Aragon. The Roman Catholic Church would not allow him to do this, so he broke away from Romer and set up his own church in England which he declared himself the head of. Some speculate that he did this mainly because he wanted the English lands and monasteries that belonged to the Church in Rome to be his instead. This church that he made in England was not really Protestant to begin with as Henry VIII considered himself a Catholic -just not a Roman Catholic. However the Anglican Church took on more Protestant beliefs after Henry's reign, particularly during the reigns of Edward VI and Elizabeth I. Today the Anglican Church considers itself to be both Catholic and Reformed.
