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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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How do you pronounce protestant?
In the US, you pronounce it "PRAH-des-tunt." Notice that the accent is on the first syllable.
What are reasons for and against belief in purgatory?
A reason against belief in purgatory is first of all that Second Maccabees 2 is designated by biblical scholars as a historical novel, in which case the sole deuterocanonical support for purgatory is destroyed. True, purgatory fills in the apparent gap between heaven and hell, but there is no good reason to believe every explanation that comes from the mind of man.
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Catholic Answer
There are no sins in purgatory, purgatory is just the purifying that God accomplishes in us after we die. All possibility for merit or sinning is gone after we have died, we have already been judged. The purifying is painful, and that pain is due to the removal of the effects left in us by sin - not by sin. To have reached purgatory one is guaranteed of heaven as one's sins have already been forgiven. An analogy might be helpful, if you hit a softball through a neighbor's window and break the window. You go over, knock on the door, and tell what you have done (confession), then you ask pardon and your neighbor forgives you (absolution). THEN you have to pay to fix the window, which is still broken (penance). The broken window is a result of your sin, not your sin per se. All sins affects the whole body of Christ, and some of this is obvious - stealing, adultery, murder, lying, slander, detraction: even if we are sorry, and forgiven, we still have to make restitution.
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So the argument for purgatory is simple - nothing imperfect can enter heaven, and few of us die imperfect. And as we are all members of the Body of Christ, our every sin mars the entire Body of Christ, so to enter heaven we must be perfect, and God's Mercy grants us this cleansing so that we are able to enter heaven if we have no mortal (deadly) sins on our soul. Even protestants believe in this process, although they think it to be instantaneous and certainly don't call it purgatory. Catholics do not believe have to believe in time in purgatory as we understand. Time is only a measure of change, and to a certain extent, no one can change after they have died, but to the extent that they are being purified there must be some kind of time involved as that is a change of a sort.
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The concept of purgatory is all through the Scriptures, although like many Christian beliefs (the Trinity, for instance) the word is not in the Scriptures. The clearest reference to praying for the dead in purgatory in order to help them is in 2 Maccabees (which is every bit as canonical as the rest of the Bible. Deuterocanonical books, such as Hebrews, James, II Peter, II and II John, Revelation, and Mark 16:9-29, Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, I and II Maccabees, parts of Ester, and Daniel are every bit as much canonical as the proto-canonical books. Just because they were accepted at a later date into the Canon makes them no less inspired by God). See the references as the end of this answer.
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from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994 1030 All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.
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1031 The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. (Cf. Council of Florence (1439): Denzinger-Schonmetzer, Enchiridion Symbolorum, defniitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum (1965) 1304; Council of Trent (1563) DS 1820; (1547); 1580; see also Benedict XII, Benedictus Deus (1336): DS 1000: . The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent. The tradition of the Church, by reference to certain texts of Scripture, speaks of a cleansing fire: (Cf. 1 Cor 3:15; 1 Pet 1:7.):
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As for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy 'Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor in the age to come. From this sentence we understand that certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come. (St. Gregory the Great, Dail. 4, 39; J.P. Migne, ed, Patrologia Latrina (Paris: 1841-1855) 77, 396; cf. Mt 12:31)
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1032 This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, already mentioned in Sacred Scripture "Therefore [Judas Maccabeus] made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin." (2 Macc 12:46) From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. (Cf. Council of Lyons II (1274): DS 856) the church also commend almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the dead:
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Let us help and commemorate them. If Job's sons were purified by their father's sacrifice, why would we doubt that the offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them. (St. John Chrysostom, Hom. In 1 Cor. 41, 5: PG 61, 361; cf Job 1:5 .
from Where is That in the Bible?, by Patrick Madrid Purgatory, like the Trinity, is a doctrine that is not mentioned by name in Scripture. It is, however, well attested to in the Old and New Testaments. The Catholic Church teaches that purgatory is a temporary state of purification that takes place after death for those who die in the state of grace and friendship with God (cf. Rom. 11:22), but who still have the vestiges of temporal effects due to sin, inordinate attachment to creatures, and whose will is not fully united with God's will. This purification involves suffering (St. Paul uses the analogy of fire to emphasize this), as the process of God's fiery love "burns" away all impurities that may remain. Once this process of purification is complete, the soul enters into God's presence, the beatific vision, in which the perfect bliss of beholding God face to face lasts forever.To explain purgatory, it's helpful to begin with this passage in Revelation 21 and show the need for being spotless and pure in God's presence. Purgatory is God's merciful and loving way of helping us to prepare ourselves to enter into the wedding feast of the Lamb.
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+ Revelation 21:27: "But nothing unclean shall enter it, nor any one who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life."
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+ Matthew 22:1-14: "And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, "Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast." But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, "The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find." And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment; and he said to him, "Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?" And he was speechless. then the king said to the attendants, "Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." For many are called, but few are chosen.
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Matthew 12:32 is not only helpful in showing that some sins are remitted in the "age to come" (i.e., in purgatory), but it also illustrates that Christians can lose their justification (i.e., "right standing before God") through serious sin.
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In Matthew 18:21-35 we see evidence of purgatory as well as the fact that a Christian can forfeit his justification by serious sin: "So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."
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In Luke 16:19-31, we see Lazarus in a place of tranquility and rest (Abraham's bosom). The Rich Man, however, finds himself in a place of fiery torment. Clearly, neither of these places was heaven (the two men were in two separate sections within Hades [Hebrew: Sheol = the underworld]), since Christ had not yet died on the cross and heaven was closed to all the righteous, who waited patiently for that day (cf. Hebrews 11:39-40; 1 Peter 3:18-20). Notice too that the Rich Man was interceding on behalf of his brothers still on earth. This is a clear example - given by the Lord himself - of intercession being made after death for those still alive on earth.
see also:
2 Maccabees 12:38-46
Matthew 5:21-26
Matthew 12:32
Matthew 18:21-35
Luke 12:58
Luke 16:19-31
1 Corinthians 3:10-16
1 Peter 3:19; 4:6
Is re - baptism required for a Catholic to get married in a Protestant church?
Usually no. It is best to check with the paster of the church to see if there are any special rules.
Why do Anglicans still say in their creed that they believe in the catholic church?
When they say in the Apostles creed "I believe in the holy Catholic church" they don't mean the Roman Catholic church, which is odd in that the Roman (Latin rite) Catholic church is the TRUE church. If they were to say the Nicene creed which goes.....I believein one holy Catholic and apostolic church....they would have a problem in that they are not apostolic, that is not ordained directly in line from the apostles which catholic priests are. Realising this the Anglicans have changed the definition of Apostolic to mean following the gospel message(s) as originally preached by the apostles.
In short Anglicans (low church, liberal church and hight church) are really protestants pretending to be Catholics.
What percentage of people are Protestant in Ethiopa?
according to the 2007 population census 18.7% of ethiopian population is protestsant
Are protestants allowed to drink?
It completely depends on the denomination, congregation, and individual. Some denominations and congregations are strict on that issue and do not allow people to drink alcohol (some conservative Baptist and independent churches). Others strongly discourage it, but do not attempt to enforce it (e.g. the official stance of the United Methodist Church). Others are fine with it, and allow individuals to make their own decisions on whether to drink or not (e.g. most liberal/progressive congregations).
What Protestant queen ended the pope's authority in the English Church and established what church?
Queen elizabeth
What are the leaders in protestant churches called?
There are several words used, such as pastor, minister, preacher, or in some churches, Reverend.
Anglicans (including Episcopals) and Lutherans also have deacons, deaconesses, vicars, priests and bishops. Each refers to clergy with a different rank and role.
What would be acceptable prayer before a meal for Jehovah witness and Christian?
Typically Jehovah's witnesses address their prayers specifically to Jehovah (the most common translation of gods name YHWH as found in the bible) and at the close of the prayer pray through Jesus' name. As in "we ask all these things through your son Christ Jesus' name, amen." Within those parameters anything you want to say, as long as its respectful would be fine. Even if you don't pray to Jehovah specifically the majority of Jehovah's witnesses wouldn't make a fuss and would listen respectfully.
What will the Rapture be like?
The truth is that we do not know. There are a number of religions that use verses in their scriptures to predict what the end of days will be. Some Christian verses, especially in the Book of Revelations, seem to predict violence and tribulation for non-believers and the triumphant return of Jesus to establish his kingdom. But there are Biblical scholars who are not sure of that, especially since Jesus said elsewhere in the New Testament that no-one can predict when the final days will occur, and only God knows what will happen.
The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) predicts that in the final days, the messiah will announce the coming of God's kingdom, at which time, there will be world peace and everyone will worship the One God together. Other scriptures from other faiths offer different pictures of what the end of time will look like; some scriptures talk of a spiritual world where believers will go-- for example, in the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita, believers will be united with Krishna and no longer have to endure death and rebirth over and over.
But there are many clergy who would suggest that rather than worrying about the end times, people should try to live an ethical and compassionate life and do good in the world, after which time, the faithful will be judged according to how they lived and whether they served their God (gods) sincerely.
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You're living in them. What you see is how they are. Keep watching:
"...Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation [mental distraction, amusement, diversion], drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth.
"Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man." (Luke 21:34-36 NIV).
Charles Templeton was one of the leading mobile evangelists for the Youth For Christ movement in the 1940's-50's. He was partnered with the late Billy Graham. While with YFC the two had travelled throughout the United States and Canada. However, though he was widely trusted to be a faithful Christian he was suffering from an inner turmoil and questioning of that faith.
He would continue to struggle with these questions as he left for theological training at Princeton Theological Seminary. After college he would travel and preach all the while never fully writing off the doubts he had. After much debate within himself Charles left the church as an agnostic. It was a huge loss to the Christian community.
Charles remained friends with Billy Graham until he passed away. Charles remained an agnostic until his departure from this world. Some of the biggest questions he had were: "Why would a loving God allow so much pain in this world?" and "In a world with thousands of religions why is it that Christianity is the only one that supposedly works?"
Aside from his notoriety in the world of religion, Charles was also a talented cartoonist, journalist, and even dabbled in the world of political commentary. He lived in Toronto and was more noted by Canadians rather than American accolade.
In the end it was his battle with Alzheimer's disease that took him.
What texts are found in the Protestant Bible that are not found in the Hebrew Bible?
The Protestant Old Testament is similar to the Hebrew Bible. The Protestant Bible also contains the New Testament, however. This includes the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John); the Acts of the Apostles; Paul's letters (one to the Romans, two to the Corinthians, one each to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians, two to the Thessalonians, two to Timothy, one to Titus, one to Philemon); the letter to the Hebrews (which has often been attributed to Paul); one letter from James, two from Peter, three from John, and one from Jude; and the Revelation of John.
How many followers do the protestants have?
900 million and growing fast, Protestantism is the worlds fastest growing religion, it will be the majority religion in Latin America by the year 2020.
Was the Royal Wedding a Protestant wedding?
the royal family are not protestants, they are anglicons and that is more akin to the catholic religion ,there are a lot of ignorant people out there it was not a protestant wedding
Sorry, this is incorrect - the Church of England is a Protestant Church:
1. Yes, the Anglican Church is episcopal (has bishops etc - unlike most other Protestant churches), and retains, to a degree, much of the ceremonial & ritual of the Catholic Church.
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2. The C of E refutes totally the claim of the Pope to be overarching head of the Western Church, let alone the concept that he is the lineal descendant of St Peter! The doctrine of "Papal Infallibility" is totally rejected: the Pope is only a man, albeit one in holy orders and of high rank in his church - to Anglicans he is "The Bishop of Rome", no more.
3. Crucially, Anglicans reject the doctrine of "Transubstantiation": there are no "masses", simply services of Holy Communion - the bread and wine are just that - bread and wine. They are powerfully symbolic, but only that - there's no "miraculous transformation" of their substance to become literally the flesh and blood of Christ.
4. Anglican ministers are not "priests" with any special power or religious authority; they're men, and increasingly these days women too, in holy orders, learned in Scripture, whose job is to conduct services, and act as spiritual & pastoral guides to their "flocks". Theirs is a "godly preaching ministry", but they're not required to be celibate (celibacy is only a "charism" with which some may be imbued - their choice), and indeed are encouraged to enjoy sexual relations, procreate etc - in the context, of course, of Christian Marriage! To most Anglicans, Catholic priestly celibacy is odd, and downright unhealthy, and certainly it has no Scriptural Authority!
5. Anglicans study the Bible, and need only Biblical authority to guide them. They believe in "The Priesthood of All Believers", and do not need priests etc to interpret the Bible for them. They never pray to saints for intercession - many would regard such practices as idolatry.
6. The British Royal Family is avowedly Protestant: The Act of Settlement requires all those in line to the throne to be Protestant. The Monarch is the head of the Church of England, and, therefore, must be a confessed Anglican - as things stand, this is the Law.
7. Yes, there are minority groups within the Church of England (known generally as "High Anglicans" or "The High Church") who are very "Catholic" in their ways - eg they'll refer to "mass", and even conduct services in Latin! Ministers will call themselves "priests", "Father" etc, and often wear barettas, use incense etc, but these "Anglo-Catholics" are not mainstream, and certainly the Queen and senior members of the Royal Family would not attend such services. In recent years, many (hundreds) of Anglo-Catholics have "gone over to Rome": good luck to them if that's what they want. The very fact they've done so is an indication of how far removed from the Anglican mainstream they are!
8. The Anglican Church is very broad & inclusive: there are liberal intellectuals, evangelicals/ "Born Again Christians", "Low Church" types (very similar to the Methodists), lots of vaguely agnostic types who approve of the Church as a social & cultural institution (and who are probably "hedging their bets" where religion is concerned!), as well as Gay & Lesbian Christians, "Jews for Jesus", and a host of others.
9. As an established national church, the Church of England was delibately designed to be as inclusive as possible ("I seek no window into the souls of men!" - Elizabeth I): there was an express desire to promote a strong sense of national unity (and explicitly a rejection of Catholicism, and particularly that of Catholic Spain), and the legacy of this is a church that continually ties itself in knots over the acceptability or otherwise of contemporary mores, social trends etc.. But many of us like this - we want no "enraged and fanatical reformers", and are mindful of Jesus' comment that "In My House there are many rooms". I'm a baptised Anglican: one of my god fathers is Jewish (my father's best friend) - he believes in the same one God, rejects Satan and all his works, and was happy to affirm that he would support and guide me in a Christian life. The vicar who baptised me was happy with this, but others might not have been so flexible. But that's the beauty of the Church of England - it will try very hard, within reason, and guided by Christian precepts, to accommodate the spiritual & personal needs of each and every one of its members.
10. Yes, as part of its historic legacy as a breakaway from the Roman Catholic Church, there are many features of Anglican churches (the artefacts found therein etc), and some ritual, that may seem very "Catholic", but anyone who doubts it's a Protestant church should read The Articles of Religion of the Church of England, particularly noting the explicit rejection of Transubstantiation, Papal Authority, & many other Catholic concepts.
The Church of England is a Protestant church, but not a zealous or "fundamentalist" one. Just because Anglicans do not appear in their outward forms of worship to be like Southern Baptists, Moravians, Pentecostalists etc does not make them less Protestant than others.
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AnswerIf you mean 'catholic' with a small 'c', then yes. the word 'catholic' simply means 'universal' and so the Protestant Church is part of the universal Christian Church worldwide. If you mean 'Catholic' with a large 'C' - this usually refers to the Roman Catholic Church and, though the Protestant Church is part of the catholic (universal) church, it is not part of the Catholic (Roman Cattholic) church as this is a separate denomination.Are protestants fundamentalists?
Some are, but certainly not all. For instance most Episcopalians, Methodists, Lutherans and Anglicans would not be considered fundamentalist.
That other famous evangelist was Charles Bradley Templeton.
What do Evangelical Lutherans teach?
We believe in "open communion", that everyon is 100% sinner and 100% saint, we are all welcome at god's table and everyone has the right to believe whatever you choose. These things at least ring true where I go to church, we also believe that you need to help everyone out in some way or another because God told us to help one another out.
How did the protestant view of marriage and family affect the clergy?
Marriage and family were now emphasized.
What Protestant doctrine threw out the authority of the Roman Catholic Church tradition?
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The Presbyterian Church of England!
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Or perhaps 95 Theses against the Catholic Church, written by Martin Luther, the founder of Lutheranism. One of the main differences between the Lutheran Church and the Roman Catholic Church lies in the doctrine of forgiveness. Lutherans believe salvation and forgiveness are gifts from God that can't be earned, setting them apart from many Christian denominations.
The reason Lutheranism is compared with Catholicism is that the Lutheran Church began as a reform movement within the Holy Roman Catholic Church.
Who are the Elect and the damned?
The Elect are the Puritans that have gone through "conversion". In conversion, the Puritan will have an experience with God in which he tells them that they are going to heaven. Once a Puritan has gone through conversion they are part of the Elect (the people who are going to heaven). If you do not experience conversion then you are damned to Hell.
The elect are simple those whom God chose from eternity to be His own peculiar people. The reprobate (or in another words, damned) are those God destined for hell and destruction. There are many who do not hold on to this doctrine of election and reprobation. Salvation is of the Lord. "What shall we say then, is there any unrighteousness with God? God forbid..." (taken from Romans 9). Our good works cannot contribute to our salvation for they are but filthy rags. God is sovereign and He alone chooses His elect who will have eternal life.
