Protestantism information and comparisons
| Place of worship: | Church, chapel, |
| Use of statues and pictures: | Not used |
| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Founder: | Martin Luther was the first Protestant. |
| Practices: | Regularly visit the church, especially on Sundays, Prayers, Sacraments, reading the Holy Bible, communion-partaking in the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, under the appearance of Bread and Wine. |
| Scriptures: | Holy Bible, a collection of canonical books in two parts (the Old Testament and the New Testament) and does not include the apocrypha |
| Goal of religion: | To love God and obey his commandments. To gain a relationship with Jesus Christ, live forever with Christ, spread the good word of God and to gain eternal salvation. |
| View of other Abrahamic religions: | Judaism is a true religion, but with incomplete revelation. Islam regarded as false. |
| Clergy: | priests, monks, ministers, pastors |
| Literal Meaning: | Protestant - to 'protest' |
| Human Nature: | "original sin" inherited from Adam, tendency towards evil, and the sins of the father pass through the son, therefore children are not holy. |
| Means of salvation: | Through Christ's Death, and Resurrection-saved by faith alone, not through works |
| Branches: | Thousands of different branches. |
| Resurrection of Jesus: | Affirmed |
| Birth of Jesus: | Virgin Birth, through the Holy Spirit. |
| Rites: | Two sacraments: Baptism and Eucharist (not matrimony) |
| Second coming of Jesus: | Affirmed |
| Religious Law: | Christians no longer live under the curse of the law but under grace. We are still expected to live by the law. |
| About: | Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church, & follow strict adherance to their own interpretations of the Bible. |
| Belief of God: | Believe in the Holy Trinity, God is the Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, Holy, Just, Loving Creator of the Universe. Jesus the Christ is the Son of God who died to save us from our sins. The Holy Spirit sustains us after Jesus left the earth. |
| Death of Jesus: | Death by Crucifixion, Resurrection, and the Ascent to Heaven. He will return again. |
| Definition: | To protest. |
| Life after death: | Eternal Salvation in Heaven or Eternal Damnation in Hell. |
| Belief of God: | All Protestants believe in the Trinity of God. |
| Day of worship: | Sunday is the day to go to church, but worship can and is encouraged to continue personally |
| God's role in salvation: | Salvation is a completely free gift from the Lord and comes by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ only. This faith is demonstrated through accepting His message of selfless compassion and love. |
| Confessing sins: | To God |
| View of Animistic religions: | Pagan. |
| Belief: | Believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah & the Savior. |
| Identity of Jesus: | Son of God, God Incarnate, Savior of the world. |
| Holy days/Official Holidays: | Sunday, Christmas, Easter. |
| Holy Days: | Sunday is the Lord's Day, Good Friday, Easter, and Christmas |
| Promised Holy one.: | The Lord Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah of Old Testament Prophecy; He Will Come again at the end of time, to Fulfill New Testament Prophecy. |
| Three Jewels: | Faith, Hope and Charity |
| Legislation: | Prerogative of the people |
| Geographical distribution and predominance: | North America, Europe |
| Ressurection of Jesus: | affirmed |
| View of the Buddha: | Buddha is viewed as a false deity. |
| Status of Muhammad: | False Prophet |
| Goal of Philosophy: | Eternal Salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Place and Time of origin: | Germany 15'Th Century |
| Prophet: | Moses, Abraham, John the Baptist, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekial, Nahum, Elijah, Elisha, Obadiah, Amos, Hosea, Zechariah, Zephaniah, Malachi, Daniel, Nathan, and many others |
| View of other Oriental religions: | N/A. |
| Authority of Pope: | N/A. |
| Prophets: | Prophets are people Chosen By the Holy Spirit, to reveal His Message to humanity. |
| Praying to Saints,Mary, and Angel: | With the exception of Anglicans(Episcopalians) and quite possibly Lutherans, most Protestants do not believe that one needs to pray to Saints, Mary or Angels. Only pray to God the Father and God the Father alone. |
| Original Language: | German |
| Use of statues: | Prohibited. |
| Position of Mary: | Mother of God. |
| Views on the afterlife: | Eternal life in Heaven or Hell. |
| Religion which atheists may still be adherents of: | No. |
| View of God: | Believe in the Holy Trinity. God who is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. |
| Original Languages: | German |
| imams identified as: | N/A. |
| Virtues in which religion is based upon: | Love. |
| Angels: | Angels are God's messengers. |
| Concept of Deity: | believe in the Trinity; three persons in one Godhead: Father, Son and Holy Spirit |
| Principle: | Because our first parents sinned, all human beings sin. So Christ Came down from Heaven to Save us from our sins. |
| Time of origin: | Approx. 1500 A.D. |
| Geographical predominance: | North America and Europe |
| Status of women: | Variable. Conservatives and liberals differ greatly. |
| Status of Adam: | Disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden. |
| Denomination of which religion: | Christianity |
| Concept of God: | One God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. |
| Virtue in which religion is based upon: | Love |