Questions regarding beliefs and practices of Protestantism. Also, questions that are seeking answers from a Protestant viewpoint.
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Changes in Rome since Trent versus the Evangelicals
I am aware that there have been two wide spread movements to bring the Evangelical and Roman Catholic Churches closer together (ECT and ECT2). My question is this: What has changed in Roman Catholic ...
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Are there Protestants in Italy today?
Are there Protestants in Italy today and what became of the Protestants reformers from the peninsula during the reformation? The reason I ask is that I've never heard of any particular persecution ...
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What is the biblical basis for baptism by immersion?
There are two modes of water baptism of which I am familiar--immersion and sprinkling. As far as I know Catholics practice sprinkling along with many Protestant traditions, although many other ...
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What do Protestants say was the source for the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary?
Not counting Martin Luther, who appears to have believed in the doctrine of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary, what do other Protestants think is the source and reason for Catholic adherence to the ...
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How do Protestants deal with pre-Reformation heresies?
Have any of the old heresies (i.e. Manichean, Arian, Nestorian, Iconoclasm) been resurrected and repackaged by main-line denominations
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Do Protestants, in general, still accept the ...
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What is the difference between Protestantism vs Protestants?
According to me Protestants are the one who doesn't pray to Mary.
I also came across the Protestantism which speaks about the 95 Theses which Martin Luther started against indulgence.
I don't see ...
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Protestant rejection of the Catholic implementation of confession
(Pardon the length - my original post was more concise, but wasn't clearly conveying my question.)
Background:
I am currently studying the Spiritual Disciplines at a Protestant seminary. For those ...
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Godparents in Protestantism
Without infant Baptism, do Protestants have godparents?
Furthermore, are there any traditions common to most Protestant denominations concerning who should see to it that a child is raised in the ...
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Does Sola Scriptura go hand in hand with personal interpretation?
I asked this question on Sola Scriptura a few months ago and got the answer that denied my premise that Sola Scriptura is about private interpretation. Unfortunately, I didn't get a good reason as to ...
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Why did Protestants abandon Liturgy of the Hours?
In Divine office or Liturgy of the Hours as it is practiced in Catholic Church there's nothing bad for Protestants (or at least nothing of which I know that Protestants consider bad); prayer is good ...
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How does Free Grace Theology reconcile 1 John?
My understanding of Free Grace Theology is that it separates the believers salvation from their sanctification, in that sanctification is not the necessary result of salvation. It separates the call ...
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How does Reformed theology interpret 1 Corinthians 9:27
This questions is aimed at those Christians who frequently refer to living people as "saved" or "unsaved", and especially to those who believe that someone saved can't become "unsaved" later.
At least ...
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“Those excluded from the Congregation”
Deuteronomy 23:1-8 lists some people that are forbidden to "enter the assembly of the LORD".
Deuteronomy 23:1-8 (NKJ)
Those Excluded from the Congregation
1 “He who is emasculated by ...
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What is the Catholic biblical or canon basis saying some moral works without grace (transient or permanent) are good (or not have the nature of sin)?
I am trying to clarify the difference in my own mind between a traditional Catholic and traditional Protestant view of grace, specifically in terms of the 'works of unbelievers'. It seems hard to ...
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Why do Protestants not refer to Mary by the title “Mother of God”?
I have heard the title "Mother of God" in connection with the so-called "Hail Mary" prayer that is recited by Catholics.
However, I have never heard this term used in any Protestant setting. (I'm ...
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How does the Protestant OT canon differ from the Jewish scriptures? [duplicate]
Is the OT canon currently accepted by Protestants the same as the Jewish scriptures? If not, where and how do they differ?
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How do the Catholic and Protestant understandings of “Regula Fidei” differ?
In the Hermeneutics course I am taking, a definition of "Regula Fidei" was posed that seemed different from the way my Catholic acquaintances use the term. How is the term Rule of Faith used ...
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What happens when a Protestant doesn't tithe?
I heard in another question that some Protestants have to tithe. That is, they must give one-tenth of their salary, or more broadly, a specific amount or percentage. That seems a bit strange to me, ...
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How much are psalms and other prayers from Bible understood as actual prayer in Protestantism?
I know psalms and other Biblical songs are often sung as hymns, read and cited, but I wonder to which extent is this understood as a prayer by Protestants.
To be more concrete, is the use of psalms ...
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Do Catholics reject the sola of the Reformation
The Reformation brought five solas that gives bonderies on how the Protestant view the biblical teaching. Here is the five solas:
1. Sola Gratia (By grace alone)
2. Soli Deo Gloria ...
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A set of traits common for all protestant believers
What is a set of traits that are common for all protestants (excluding those who call themselves Christians, but don't pray to Christ), yet setting them apart from other Christians (the Catholic, the ...
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What religious significance is there in marriage for Catholics and Protestants?
To be clear: This is not a question about why Catholics and Protestants get married. This is not a question about the biblical support for or against marriage. (I am very much for marriage).
I ...
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What is the argument against the imposition of clerical celibacy as practiced in the Roman Catholic Church?
The Roman Catholic Church requires its priests to practice celibacy. This has not always been the case, though. In fact, it was not instituted until the 11th century.
Protestant churches have no ...
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Do Lutherans have a rebuttal for the Jesus > Religion argument
I hear it a lot in Christian rock and this youtube video articulates the idea that somehow we'd be better off following Jesus and not following the Church He started.
As a Catholic that's about as ...
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In general, in the Protestant branch, who can baptize a new believer?
I know quite well that the plethora of Protestant denominations means that there are almost no universal traditions. However, there are a number of particular traditions or beliefs that are held by ...
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What did Luther think of the Eastern Orthodox and vice versa?
When the Reformation began to take hold, the Orthodox may have been in decline, but were definately still present. I'm curious to know what what the two "breakaways" thought of each other - is it a ...
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What is the Protestant biblical basis for those concluding that 'all moral works' without grace have no good in them (or have the nature of sin)?
I am trying to clarify the difference in my own mind between a traditional Catholic and traditional Protestant view of grace, specifically in terms of the 'works of unbelievers'. It seems hard to ...
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Did Protestants get “Thine is the Kingdom etc…” from the Didache?
So, I was writing an answer to a question a few minutes ago, and I was going to smugly tell all you Protestants that your "thine is the Kingdom" doxology is so non-Biblical, it's apocryphal.
Well, ...
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Why is dividing 'event' versus 'process' driven views of justification important to separate Catholic and Protestant theology?
In studying Roman Catholic theology it took me so so long before it dawned on me that justification is not viewed as an event as it is in Protestant theology. Why is this single concept so critical in ...
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Which Protestant churches as of today officially recognize homosexual marriage unions? [closed]
Which Protestant churches as of today officially recognize homosexual marriage unions? Is there any such information available?
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Is there any real significant difference between Protestantism and Catholicism?
I know a lot of people who have very strong views against Catholics and was really starting to wonder, just as the title suggests, other than Catholicism having priests, what differences are there?
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Why are Protestants allowed to divorce?
Since Paul said that divorce is forbidden, and Paul's letters are to be taken as word of God, why do some Protestant churches permit divorce?
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Are non-Anglican Protestant churches ever named after extra-biblical saints?
Catholic and Orthodox Churches are often named after saints because we believe in the communion of Saints and like to put our congregations under some sort of patronage.
I've seen Episcopal churches ...
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What's the Protestants' view on the purpose of sacraments?
Once an orthodox priest told me that Protestants themselves don't know what they need the sacraments for. He said that since they deny the doctrine of transubstantiation and have separated themselves ...
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What is the biblical basis for the claim that abortion is morally acceptable (when there are no complicating factors)?
Several Protestant denominations take an official position on abortion that it can be acceptable under certain circumstances, and that in those circumstances the choice can be made by the woman.
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Have there been any high-profile converts from Catholicism back to high-church traditions? [closed]
There are several high-profile "defectors" (tongue-in-cheek!) or converts from high-church traditions (such as Anglicanism) to Roman Catholicism. I am thinking in particular of G. K. Chesterton and ...
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Why do some Protestants not read the Old Testament? [closed]
It seems to me that in order to understand the New Testament you need to Read the Old Testament...so why do some Protestants not read it?
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Is feminism somehow connected to Protestant ethics? [closed]
It seems to me that the highest political success feminism and gay rights movement achieved in Protestant countries, especially the Scandinavian ones, such as Sweden.
On the other hand, in Catholic ...
