Difference Between Protestant and Christian

Its followers, called Christians, often believe Christ is "the Son" of the Holy Trinity and walked the earth as the incarnate form of God ("the Father"). Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church, & follow strict adherance to their own interpretations of the Bible. ... God always forgives sins in Jesus.

1. Do Protestants believe in Jesus?
2. What does a Protestant Christian believe?
3. Do Protestants believe in sin?
4. What is the difference between the Protestant and Catholic Bible?
5. Who is the Protestant God?
6. How do Protestants worship God?
7. Why did Protestants remove 7 books from the Bible?
8. What is the Protestant symbol?
9. What is the difference between Catholics and Christians?
10. How do Protestants confess their sins?
11. What was Adam's sin?
12. Do Protestants do penance?

Do Protestants believe in Jesus?

Mainline Protestants tend to also believe that Jesus is the way to salvation. But many mainline Protestants would believe that perhaps there are other ways to salvation as well.

What does a Protestant Christian believe?

Protestants believe that it takes away from the authority of the Bible to believe in any other source of scriptural truth. 2. The Nature of Salvation: Protestants believe that all that is necessary for salvation is faith in Jesus Christ and acceptance of his crucifixion as payment for our sins.

Do Protestants believe in sin?

The Protestant Reformation

Martin Luther (1483–1546) asserted that humans inherit Adamic guilt and are in a state of sin from the moment of conception. ... It is also taught among us that since the fall of Adam all men who are born according to the course of nature are conceived and born in sin.

What is the difference between the Protestant and Catholic Bible?

Understanding of the Bible

For Protestant Christians, Luther made clear that the Bible is the "Sola Skriptura," God's only book, in which He provided His revelations to the people and which allows them to enter in communion with Him. Catholics, on the other hand, do not base their beliefs on the Bible alone.

Who is the Protestant God?

Protestants who adhere to the Nicene Creed believe in three persons (God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit) as one God. Movements emerging around the time of the Protestant Reformation, but not a part of Protestantism, e.g. Unitarianism also reject the Trinity.

How do Protestants worship God?

Protestant Christians gather for traditional worship services on Sunday. There is a great variety in worship expression within the Protestant church, but central to most services is the proclamation of the Bible, a sermon, hymn singing, prayer, and regular communion.

Why did Protestants remove 7 books from the Bible?

During the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, Martin Luther called for a greater focus on traditions in Christianity, among them using the books in the original Hebrew translation of the Bible. ... The decision to not uphold the value of those seven books shifted the theology of the Protestant church, he said.

What is the Protestant symbol?

SACRED SYMBOLS

Protestants usually display an empty cross, recognizing that Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead, rather than a crucifix, displaying Christ on the cross, as in the Roman Catholic tradition. Most Protestants allow the cross to be worn in various forms of jewelry.

What is the difference between Catholics and Christians?

Catholics also follow the teachings of Jesus Christ but do so through the church, whom they consider as the path to Jesus. They believe in the special authority of the Pope which other Christians may not believe in, whereas Christians are free to accept or reject individual teachings and interpretations of the bible.

How do Protestants confess their sins?

Some Protestants confess their sins in private prayer before God, believing this suffices to gain God's pardon. ... Confession is then made to the person wronged and also to God, and is part of the reconciliation process.

What was Adam's sin?

Traditionally, the origin has been ascribed to the sin of the first man, Adam, who disobeyed God in eating the forbidden fruit (of knowledge of good and evil) and, in consequence, transmitted his sin and guilt by heredity to his descendants.

Do Protestants do penance?

Penance is generally considered to be a sacramental act within the Catholic tradition. Protestants do not generally see penance to be a sacramental act. In addition they may understand that Catholic tradition as a type of payment that is required for forgiveness.