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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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Was there rain in the garden of Eden?
The Garden of Eden is a spiritual place, not a geographical one. If you think rain is good, then of course it rains there. If you think rain is bad, then of course it does not.
On a Biblical note-no there wasn't. "Rain" was not used/created until the flooding of the earth. It was not in the original intent of God's plan (Eden).
Genesis 2: 4-6 (NIV)
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground, 6 but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground" (NIV)
The word "streams" has also been translated as "mist." So, instead of rain there was a mist that came up from the ground to water everything.
When did the Protestants and Catholics split?
The big split is typically considered as happening on Oct 31, 1517 when Martin Luther (not Martin Luther King Jr. who was named after him) nailed his 95 theses (questions and statements) to a church door for public consideration in Wittenberg, Germany.
What was the name of Adam and Eve's daughter?
Adam & Eve are listed as having three children named Cain, Abel and Seth, then "other sons and daughters"
Jesus Christ came to reconcile man to God, not to reconcile the differences in ethnic groups. If a person is in Christ, then they are my brother or sister and I have a divine mandate to accept, love and care for them. If I don't do these things then the sin is on my head. What keeps me out of most black and Latino churches is the junk theology which they practice and preach i.e.. liberation theology. This is predominant in these churches, especially the black churches. Where the doctine is sound I fellowship.
Jesus Christ came to reconcile man to God, not to reconcile the differences in ethnic groups. If a person is in Christ, then they are my brother or sister and I have a divine mandate to accept, love and care for them. If I don't do these things then the sin is on my head. What keeps me out of most black and Latino churches is the junk theology which they practice and preach i.e.. liberation theology. This is predominant in these churches, especially the black churches. Where the doctine is sound I fellowship.
What Christian denomination was James Stalker?
James Stalker (1848-1927) was a Scottish Presbyterian preacher, as well as a professor. There's a good biographical essay about him at
http:/www.tks.org/JamesStalker/stalkerbio.htm
What are the beliefs of the White Anglo Saxon Protestants?
It is impossible to stereotype what White Anglo Saxons believe, but Protestants believe in Protestantism, which came out of the Roman Catholic church during the Reformation.
Why did God choose Israel as the land where the plan of salvation would unfold?
Well - though it's a tough question to answer, everything goes back to Abraham times. When God called Abraham from Ur (city), he found his loyalty, devotion and faith as unmeasurable among everyone else in the world. He promised He'll give him a great nation and thousands of sons, which were to become what we know today as Israel. He didn't choose Israel, he chose Abraham, father of Israelite today.
God needed someone to pass on his message, any human chosen would have belonged to an specific nation, so it was impossible He wouldn't have chosen a nation. But the most important fact is that God kept his promise to Abraham, Jacob, and all the people who promised him faith. Today, we are all chosen by God. Christ brought a new pact to the world, everyone who believes in him, is a chosen one by God.
The land of Israel is a natural bridge between the continents of Europe and Africa, and Asia and Africa. Anyone traveling in and out of Africa from anywhere else in that part of the world HAD to pass through the land of Israel. Whoever controls this part of the world controls travel, communication, and commerce - therefore controlling the world.
God put the people of Israel in that location so they could be a witness to the whole world that traveled through their land.
What are the protestant virtues?
There are many different Protestant virtues. Some of these Protestant virtues include prudence, faith, diligence, hard work, prayer, humility, and kindness.
What is the history behind Calvin's Chair the one in Geneva Switzerland?
John Calvin was the great reformer who preached in St. Pierre's Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland. A fire, wars, renovations, and additions have changed the look of the Cathedral and destroyed so many artifacts. Calvin's pulpit is no longer in the Cathedral, but the chair where he spent countless hours studying and praying survived all throughout the years. It is housed in the Cathedral today.
What is the difference between Protestants and Catholic priests?
One difference is that Protestant clergy can marry, Catholic clergy cannot and are required to remain celibate.
When was the Virgin Mary born?
It is not directly stated in the Bible. Popular tradition says her parents were named Anne or Anna ( which means Grace) and Joachim. the Agreda ( City Of God) is in effect a Marian biography but is largely based on unsupported theorizing.
The exact year is not known. However, it was probably about the year 20 B.C.
Mother Mary's birthday is celebrated on September 8th
This is hard to say, as they got married young then, and Mary was only engaged to Joseph. Also there were no records of birth and death like today.
What is the Protestant Principle?
Stated philosophically, it warns against absolutizing the relative. Stated theologically, it warns against idolatry.
Human allegiance belongs to God. God is beyond nature and history and cannot be equated with either of them or any of their parts. God is the only thing infinite while the world or anything perceivable is finite. In the name of the sovereign God, who transcends all the limitations and distortions of the finite existence, every human claim to absolute truth or finality must be rejected.
Protestants admit that the tendency to absolutize the relative is universal. The chief protestant idolatry has been bibliolatry. Protestants do believe that God speaks to people through the Bible as in no other way. But to elevate the Bible as a book to a point above criticism, to insist that every word and letter was dictated directly by God and so can contain no historical, scientific, or other inaccuracies, is to forget that in entering the world, God's word must speak through human minds that is limited in capacity.
What are the three colonial regions?
The New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies.
What was John Calvin's doctrines Old covenant?
John Calvin's doctrine of "once saved ever saved" is a heresy. It makes people lazy to live out the salvation that they received by faith. It is an unbiblical concept.
What is the difference between Protestants and puritanism?
"Protestant" is a general term for all those Christian groups that "protested" the Roman Catholic church in the 1500s-1600s. It began with the "reformation" of Martin Luther in 1517 when he posted his "95 theses" on a church door. (The "theses" were individual topics he wanted to argue in formal debate with church leaders.) "Puritan" refers to English Christians who believed that the "English Reformation" begun when King Henry 8th separated from the Catholic church to form the Angican church (or "the church of England") didn't go far enough. They believed its doctrines (church teachings) and rituals needed changes. They believed they should "purify" it from within, and not just leave it. "Pilgrims," on the other hand, believed the English church was not able to be fixed. They encouraged Anglican Christians to "separate" themselves from the church, and form a new church of gr eat simplification of doctrine and practice. Such "Separatists" became "Pilgrims," largely based on the book "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. Both Pilgrims and Puritans were aboard the "Mayflower" when it landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. Their religious ideas and practices became the basis for what would become the "congregational" denomination (with all power centered in the local congregation). Both the Puritans and the Pilgrims (and today's Congregationalists, now part of the larger denomination called the United Church of Christ) are Protestants, as are Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists, Adventists, and in fact all but the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox denominations, and Episcopalians.
If you mess up and miss out on God does he create a new plan and what do you do?
That's the funny thing about God. Because He's outside of time, you can't surprise Him. When you mess up (and, let's face it, we all do mess up, have messed up, and will continue to mess up), God doesn't need to create a new plan. He already knew what you were going to do. You're still in His hands. Oh, you may have missed out on something, but that's icing on the cake. What you do is ask Him for forgiveness, and continue on in His plan and purpose. You'll still need to focus on Him to see your way forward, but that's always the case anyhow.
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To what extent did anti-protestantism contribute to louis's downfall?
Anti-protestant movements forced Louis to set some boundaries which included the Edict of Fontainebleau. However, this action lead to his downfall.
Who were protestant reformers who settled in Pennsylvania?
id really like to know myself for my history class
Rick is still alive and running his ministry. His son recently shot himself.
What are the 3 evangelical counsels?
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from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957The Evangelical Counsels are 1) voluntary poverty, 2) perpetual chastity, and 3) entire obedience. Their observance is not necessary to salvation; they are a rule of perfection put forward to be voluntarily taken up by those who find themselves the vocation to do so. They are not perfection itself, but instruments for its attainment, for maintaining and strengthening love of God and one's neighbor.
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994
915 Christ proposes the evangelical counsels, in their great variety, to every disciple. The perfection of charity, to which all the faithful are called, entails for those who freely follow the call to consecrated life the obligation of practicing chastity in celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom, poverty and obedience. It is the profession of these counsels, within a permanent state of life recognized by the Church, that characterizes the life consecrated to God. (Cf. Codex Iuris Canonici, canon 573)
The movement that divided all of Europe into Protestant and Catholic camps is called?
the reformation
Anabaptism in the Netherlands was rejuvenated by?
Actually the divisions in the Anabaptists ended in 1619 when a new Baptist movement came about. The Amish, Mennonites, and all other Anabaptist groups that would be established had been established. At that point the Anabaptist movement was complete.
In 1609 Jacob Arminius in the Netherlands completed his study and Arminianism broke off from Calvinism. A group of Anabaptists became Arminian Baptists. They are known as Free Will Baptists. As they are Arminian in Doctrine, their doctrines are closer to those of Methodists than they are to other Baptists. They are much more open to outsiders than are Anabaptists.
