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A-Z: General definitions: Calvinism
Definition
The system of belief taught by John Calvin, a French Reformation scholar and translator working from Geneva in the 1500's. He stressed the authority of the Bible and the sovereignty of God over all life; that man without God was utterly depraved but that God had graciously predestined an 'elect' group of people to be saved.
There are no bishops in the churches that he set up; each church is governed by a group of elders. See Protestant; Reformation.
The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament scriptures inherited from Judaism, together with the New Testament, drawn from writings produced from c.40-125CE, which describe the life of Jesus and the establishment of the Christian church.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
New Testament term for those chosen by Jesus / who have responded to Christ's call on their life / Christians.
In certain Christian denominations leader of the Christian community within a geographical area.
1. Term for a worshipping community of Christians.
2. The building in which Christians traditionally meet for worship.
3. The worldwide community of Christian believers.
Christians whose faith and practice stems from the Reformation movement in the sixteenth century which resulted in new churches being created as an alternative to the Roman Catholic Church.
Term given to the movements of church reform which in the sixteenth century resulted in new Protestant churches being created as an alternative to the Roman Catholic Church.
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