Questions tagged [protestantism]
Protestantism is a broad tradition referring to the churches which broke from the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th Century and those that descended from them.
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According to Protestants who hold that belief in Trinitarianism is necessary for salvation, what happens to those who assent but don't understand?
It seems some Protestants hold that belief in Trinitarianism is required for salvation. According to those who hold this, is there a distinction between Christians who assent to this and understand ...
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Do mainline Protestant seminaries in the United States involve rigorous study of Hebrew and Greek?
To what extent do mainline Protestant seminaries in the United States involve rigorous study of Hebrew and Greek? What is the minimum course load in learning these languages? How rigorous are such ...
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Do the various branches of Christianity all claim to be representing the true content of the original foundation and original founder?
Someone I know made the following claim to me:
"The various branches of Christianity all claim to be representing the true content of the original foundation and original founder."
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Are Protestants with valid baptism Catholics, from a Catholic perspective?
From a Catholic perspective:
The Catholic Church considers Protestant baptisms valid.
Baptism removes all penalty of sin, so whoever is validly baptized is saved.
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Cajetan's view on the canon
Did the famous Papal Legate, Cardinal Cajetan reject the catholic view of deuterocanonical books?
“Here we close our commentaries on the historical books of the Old
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From a Catholic's perspective, is it better to be atheist or Protestant?
From a Catholic perspective, what's the worst for a person between being Protestant and atheist?
I mean, Protestants are still Christians who believe in god and Jesus, but if an atheist becomes ...
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Did historical protestants identify themselves as "catholics"?
Did Historical protestant churches like Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, etc... and their founders identify themselves as lowercase "catholic"(Universal in sense) in their founding years? or ...
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Pope anti-christ Protestant belief? [duplicate]
There is no other Head of the Church but the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph
1:22; Col 1:18): nor can the Pope of Rome, in any sense be head
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How does the interpretation of consumption of flesh and blood differ in certain denominations?
During a mass, there's the moment when the congregation express their connection to Jesus by consuming his (metaphorical) flesh and blood (in practice, wine and bread).
Today, we discussed that ...
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How many wives can a Christian have?
How many wives can a Christian have is it allowed to have 4 or 3 wives? Can I have marriage of multiple women as a believing christian?
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How do Protestants Receive forgiveness for post-Baptismal Sins?
Several questions have dealt with Protestants' rejection of the Catholic sacrament of confession. This question seeks information about how Protestants receive forgiveness or absolution.
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According to Protestantism, can the dead in Christ affect this world?
According to Protestants, can those who have died in this world and gone to be with God/Christ (i.e. those who were saved) interact with this world in any fashion?
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From the perspective of Catholicism, are there or have there been any Protestant saints?
From the perspective of Catholicism, are there or have there been any Protestant saints?
Is this something possible at least in principle?
Theoretically speaking, could a Protestant attain the status ...
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How exactly is honoring Mary distracting us from Jesus?
In my experience, overcoming my fear of Mary (or my disinterest) was the single biggest boost to my relationship with Christ. And it continues to be.
How do Protestants answer Catholics who believe ...
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Protestants on how the Biblical canon came?
What is the Protestant belief on how the canon of the Bible came?
Do they believe that the Catholic church (through the Council of Rome in 382, the regional councils of Hippo in 393 and Carthage in ...
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How do New Perspective proponents respond to Robert Cara's 3 critiques on NPP?
A Gospel Coalition short essay (Justification and the New Perspective on Paul) by Robert J. Cara, author of the 2017 book Cracking the Foundation of the New Perspective on Paul: Covenantal Nomism ...
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Do Catholics believe that unbaptized Protestants go to heaven?
Do Catholics believe baptism is necessary for salvation? According to Catholicism, would an unbaptized Protestant go to Heaven?
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How central is the claim the pope is the antichrist to Protestant theology?
When I read through Luther's writings awhile back, I noticed he said the pope was the antichrist. I thought this was just some of Luther's usual hyperbolic rhetoric. However, I've learned that many (...
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General, albeit serious and well written reference for an introduction to Protestantism
I'd like to have some references for books to get a grasp of Protestantism: history, development, theology, philosophy, dogmas, rituals etc, among its diverse branches. Preferably from authors not ...
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How did the early church understand the priesthood?
Protestantism reject the idea of a sacerdotal priesthood, embracing instead the idea of priesthood of all believers(cf. 1 Peter 2:9).
Protestant Reformers like Martin Luther and John Calvin also claim ...
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How do non-Catholics understand Catholics' fulfillment of the Great Commission?
One argument in favor of Catholicism that I see as particularly convincing is that Catholics have done the best job of fulfilling the great commission. This is born out in the fact that Catholics have ...
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Does God say Israel will Not be Saved?
My question is based on a study of things which God has NOT SAID, and on His promises to Israel, for example:
And since the Lord had NOT SAID he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, ...
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What is an overview for how protestants tend to regard progress in the spiritual life?
This question is similar to this one ("How is spiritual progress described in eastern monastic traditions?"). But mine is directed towards Protestants, and includes how they even speak of ...
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How do protestants respond to apostolic succession?
How do protestants respond to apostolic succession(the line of bishops stretching back to the apostles) ?
Pope Clement I
“Through countryside and city [the apostles] preached, and they
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Catholicism - Is the TULIP Formula more or less true? (Semantics)
Catholic convert here. It is of my understanding that the differences between the Calvinist and Catholic predestination theology is mostly a game of semantics, and I was curious to see other opinions ...
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Between Protestants & Catholics what are the major disagreements with respect to Church history?
I’ve recently wondered at the claims that the Catholic Church had stated that they began 2,000 years ago, and that the Protestant church only began back with Martin Luther or in the 1500’s.
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According to Protestant NT scholars/historians did Gamaliel get the chronology & history wrong in Acts 5?
I was listening on (audio) to Wayne Grudem’s systematic theology and in the chapter on biblical inerrancy.. he mentioned some people dispute Gamaliel's historical accuracy on certain uprisings, and ...
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Do Protestant Trinitarians see a completeness of the canon of New Testament scripture in the number of books and authors?
There are 27 books in the Protestant, Trinitarian canon of scriptures of the New Testament writings. Which is three times three times three.
There are 9 authors (Peter, James, Jude, Matthew, Paul, ...
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According to Protestant New Testament Scholars, can one argue for the inspiration & unity of scripture without using a “theological” claim or method?
Q: According to Protestant New Testament Scholars, can one argue for the inspiration & unity of scripture without using a “theological” claim or method?
Suppose I were to argue for the unity & ...
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How do Protestants who say Catholicism doesn't teach the true Gospel understand a Catholic person’s faith in Jesus?
On Protestant theology, Sola Fide is understood as:
Sola fide—the doctrine of justification by faith alone apart from works—is simply recognizing what is taught over and over in Scripture—that at ...
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What does it mean exactly when Wikipedia calls Annihilationism a legitimate minority opinion within modern conservative Protestantism?
The Wikipedia article regarding Annihilationism states:
"Annihilationism seems to be gaining as a legitimate minority opinion within modern, conservative Protestant theology since the 1960s, and ...
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According to Protestant Old Testament Scholars, why did God charge Adam & Eve to multiply during creation week if they didn’t until after the fall?
Q: According to Protestant Old Testament Scholars, why did God charge Adam & Eve to multiply during creation week if they didn’t until after the fall?
It would appear that as soon as God made ...
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According to Arminian Protestants, who can forgive sin or withhold forgiveness?
"If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld." (John 20:23)
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Do any living, Reformed authors interpret ‘the life the eternal’ as anything other than an expression of the eternal Sonship of the Lord Jesus Christ?
My header question had to be curtailed - this is my question in full :
Do any living authors of Reformed, Protestant, Trinitarian systematic theologies interpret ‘the life the eternal’ (1 John 1:2) as ...
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According to Reformed Theologians, when did the kingdom of God arrive?
Q: According to Reformed Theologians, when did the Kingdom of God arrive? Pentecost? Jesus’ incarnation? Or the end of the age?
There is a translation debate about the verse saying “the kingdom of ...
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What are the main arguments Protestants use against the idea of the perpetual virginity of Mary?
Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodoxy have the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary. Protestants generally don't have that belief.
What are the main arguments Protestants use against the idea ...
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Have any Protestant Biologists demonstrated through their own research that Evolution is untenable?
Q: Have any Protestant Biologists who don’t believe in evolution posted real research papers showing how evolution is not likely or possible?
I think I heard a famous atheist say creation and ...
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What are the major arguments Protestants make for the Catholic Church being apostate?
What are the major arguments Protestants make for the Catholic Church being an apostate church?
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Is there a standard definition of what 'heresy' is across Protestant denominations?
Different major branches of Christianity often understand certain terms differently. Is there a standard definition of 'heresy' across major Protestant denominations?
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What are the major arguments Protestants use against both Catholic and Orthodox claims of authority re scriptural interpretation?
The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church both claim authority re scriptural interpretation. They are different organizations, and Protestants reject the claims of authority by both.
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According to Protestantism, why did God make exoplanets?
According to Wikipedia’s data, it says:
“This is a list of exoplanets. As of 1 May 2022, there are 5,017
confirmed exoplanets in 3,694 planetary systems, with 822 systems
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Who are called Catholics in the Early Church?
I saw recently that some protestants are trying to label themselves as authentic Catholics. “Protestants: The Most ‘Catholic’ of Christians.”
Reforming Catholic Confession
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According to Protestant theology, does God’s omnipresence entail us humans walking into God all the time?
We read:
Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, Lord, You know it
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You have encircled me behind and in front, And placed Your hand upon
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According to Protestantism, why is Hermeneutics necessary if we have the Holy Spirit?
We can understand in Protestant circles that Biblical Hermeneutics are important; for without such methods of interpretation the Scripture becomes “hard to understand” in many portions & passages.
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According to Protestant interpretations, is Romans 3:5-6 a text relating to Theodicy or something else?
We read:
“But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God,
what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a
man.) Certainly not! For then how will God judge the ...
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What is the minimum necessary description of God?
I'm interested in a hypothetical scenario where two people, one Protestant, the other of non-specified faith, are discussing their concept of God. What would be a reasonable minimum set of ...
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According to Protestant interpretations of the Bible, is there justification for “disliking somebody”?
We know that if we hate a brother we are a murderer at heart:
“We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the
brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. Whoever
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According to Protestant understanding, how does a believer know if they have been called to be an evangelist?
An evangelist is a specific office that is different from pastors & teachers.
Q: According to Protestantism, how does one know if they have been called to be an evangelist?
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Is shunning/disfellowshipping biblical in Protestant churches?
Is this practice supported by the Christian bible ? Please argument your response with biblical support.
We have this practice in our Pentecostal church and no matter from which angle I view it, I ...
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