Tag Archives: Protestantism

Calvinism vs. Arminianism

By | 7 Jul 2014
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Historically, one of the most destructive and divisive controversies within Protestantism has been between the followers of reformer John Calvin, a French theologian who lived from 1509-1564, and the adherents of Jacobus Arminius, a Dutch theologian who lived from 1560-1609. The name-calling and propagandizing against one another by these two groups has been damaging our unity of the… Read More »

Christianity vs. Man’s Religion: Part 7 —
The Reformation — and the Work Left Undone

By | 12 Oct 2010
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By the early 16th century, the heresy of selling indulgences helped ignite the Protestant Reformation. Indulgences are certificates one could purchase from the Roman Catholic Church to ensure salvation for oneself or deceased loved ones. This is still official RC doctrine to this day, I might add. Prior to the Reformation, Roman Catholicism restricted access to Scripture by… Read More »