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A '''Protestant''' is a [[Christian]] that does not recognize the authority of the [[Catholic Church]] and instead follows the doctrines of the Protestant [[Reformation]]. |
A '''Protestant''' is a [[Christian]] that does not recognize the authority of the [[Catholic Church]] and instead follows the doctrines of the Protestant [[Reformation]]. |
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One of the defining characteristics of a Protestant is they believe that the [[Bible]] alone is all that is needed to have a relationship to [[Christ]] and [[God]], and only though a personal relationship with Christ would ensure a soul's salvation. This stripped down version of Christianity made the rituals and policies established by the Catholic Church unnecessary, a distraction, and a temptation into corruption and greed in the eyes of the Protestants. |
One of the defining characteristics of a Protestant is they believe that the [[Bible]] alone is all that is needed to have a relationship to [[Christ]] and [[God]], and only though a personal relationship with Christ would ensure a soul's salvation. This stripped down version of Christianity made the rituals and policies established by the Catholic Church unnecessary, a distraction, and a temptation into corruption and greed in the eyes of the Protestants. |
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Latest revision as of 04:38, 24 August 2007
A Protestant is a Christian that does not recognize the authority of the Catholic Church and instead follows the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation.
One of the defining characteristics of a Protestant is they believe that the Bible alone is all that is needed to have a relationship to Christ and God, and only though a personal relationship with Christ would ensure a soul's salvation. This stripped down version of Christianity made the rituals and policies established by the Catholic Church unnecessary, a distraction, and a temptation into corruption and greed in the eyes of the Protestants.
As a sidenote, in period, Protestants considered Catholics heretics and vice versa.
