reformation and more test Flashcards
heresy
-punishable by death
-anything said about religion/ God that the Church untrue
catholic church’s abuses
-priests and popes had children
-sold indulgences
-the Bible was only in Latin and not everyone could read Latin
-people were burned at the stake
indulgences
-certificates sold by the catholic church
-almost like a “get out of purgatory or hell free” card for a family member
-a way that the catholic church made more money
the reformation in germany
-martin luther was german
-copies of his “ninety-five theses” were distributed throughout germany
-luther’s ideas challenged the idea of centralized power (in the church) in europe
-some german princes sided with luther against catholic authority
-caused german peasants war bc luther’s ideas inspired peasants
martin luther
-lived from 1483- 1546 in germany
-his father encouraged him to study law
-a sudden religious experience inspired him to become a monk
-wrote the 95 theses and posted them at the wittenburg castle church
-made the lutheran church
-was excommunicated
-didn’t believe in the sacraments or transubstantiation
-sparked the reformation (especially in germany)
salvation
-being saved/ going to heaven with God
-catholics believe it was by faith and works
-protestants/ lutherans believe it was by faith alone
95 theses
-written by martin luther
-it was his arguments against the catholic church’s practices
-criticized power of the pope, wealth of the church, and the catholic concept of salvation (indulgences)
reformation
-“re-formation” of beliefs in what it meant to be a Christian
-protestants broke away from the Catholic church in europe
-caused war and confusion
sola scriptura
-“only scripture”
-only by reading Scripture can we discover how to satisfy God
sola fide
-“only faith”
-only by faith in the finished work of Christ can we be saved
sola gracia
-“only grace”
-only by grace, not by any works of man,can we be saved
diet of worms
-happened in in 1521
-luther was called in front of a meeting of church and political leaders
-the church demanded that luther take back his teachings
-he refused
-he was excommunicated
luther’s excommunication
-happened at the diet of worms in 1521
-the church ordered that he take back his teachings and he refused
charles v
-hasburg ruler of the netherlands, spain, new spain, milan, and the holy roman empire
-inherited land from both sets of grandparents
-raised in ghent
-his father died when he was 6
-had conflicts in spain, france, rome, ottoman, and with the protestants
frederick the wise
-elector of saxony
-protected martin luther
-took him to his castle for a year where luther worked on a german translation of the Bible
the reformation in geneva
-john calvin was the main reformer
-geneva is where reformer john calvin set up his theocracy and set out to systematize protestantism
-had lots of rules to live there like no fighting, swearing, drinking, gambling, dancing, or playing cards
the institutes of christian religion
-written by john calvin
-a summary of his presbyterian theology
TULIP
-total depravity of man (man in completely bad)
-unconditional election (you are saved by God’s choosing not by your own merit)
-limited atonement (Jesus died only for his elect)
-irresistable grace (when God chooses to save someone they will be saved)
-perserverance of the saints (you can’t lose your salvation)
predestination
-calvin believed in it
-the belief the God determines the fate of every person
-also means He chooses who is saved and who goes to hell
theocracy of geneva
-formed by john calvin
-had a consistory (church council given power to control people’s lives)
-they would search homes
-no swearing, drinking, gambling, dancing, playing cards, or fighting
reformation in england
-prince henry VIII was made king because he had defended the church in the past
-eventually he made his own church (anglican) because of marriage issues
-england was no longer catholic and was now under its own anglican church