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Reformed Association In The Protestant Church In The Netherlands
The Reformed Association in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (Dutch: ''Gereformeerde Bond in de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland'') is a confessional orthodox Calvinist group and movement within the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (abbreviated PCN; Dutch: ''Protestantse Kerk in Nederland'', abbreviated PKN). From 1906 to 2005 the official name was ''Reformed Association to spread and defend the Dutch Reformed Calvinist Church.'' On May 24, 2005, the new name of the association has become ''Federation of Reformed Protestant Church in the Netherlands''. It consists of 475 congregations and 290,000 members within the PCN. It was founded on April 18, 1906, in the former Dutch Reformed Church (Dutch: ''Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk''). The reason was that Rev. Adrian Bahler who had written that Christianity could learn a lot from Buddhism, but the Synod didn't respond to this. It adheres to the Three Forms of Unity. The Reformed Association also involved in the Reformed Youth A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvinist
Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Calvin and other Reformation-era theologians. It emphasizes the sovereignty of God and the authority of the Bible. Calvinists broke from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century. Calvinists differ from Lutherans (another major branch of the Reformation) on the spiritual real presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper, theories of worship, the purpose and meaning of baptism, and the use of God's law for believers, among other points. The label ''Calvinism'' can be misleading, because the religious tradition it denotes has always been diverse, with a wide range of influences rather than a single founder; however, almost all of them drew heavily from the writings of Augustine of Hippo twelve hundred years prior to the Reformation. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
