Protestant Missionaries In The Caribbean
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to be growing errors, abuses, and discrepancies within it. Protestantism emphasizes the Christian believer's justification by God in faith alone (') rather than by a combination of faith with good works as in Catholicism; the teaching that salvation comes by divine grace or "unmerited favor" only ('); the priesthood of all faithful believers in the Church; and the '' sola scriptura'' ("scripture alone") that posits the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice. Most Protestants, with the exception of Anglo-Papalism, reject the Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy, but disagree among themselves regarding the number of sacraments, the Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, real presence of J ...
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A ''Lutherstadt'' (German language, German for "Luther city", plural ''Lutherstädte'') is a city where German protestant reformer Martin Luther visited or played an important role. Two cities, Eisleben, Lutherstadt Eisleben and Wittenberg, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, have "Lutherstadt" in their official names, while Mansfeld-Lutherstadt is the unofficial name of a district in Mansfeld. These three places which were important in Luther's life were awarded the "European Heritage Label". Union of Lutherstädte The Union of Lutherstädte was founded in 1993 on the 125th anniversary of the Luther Monument (Worms), Luther Monument in Worms, Germany, Worms, Germany. It is formed by 16 towns where Luther and his teaching played a major role.: * Augsburg: Luther met papal legate Thomas Cajetan in 1518. Two sessions of the Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), Imperial Diet for the Augsburg Confession took place in 1530. The peace of Augsburg was concluded there in 1555. * Coburg : Luther remain ...
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