what exactly does the protestant religion believe?

Question

im just wondering b/c i really dont know a whole lot about religion. thank yall for any answers. =)

im not understanding any of yalls questions. please answer more detailfully...thanks :)

im not understanding any of yalls questions. please answer more detailfully...thanks :)

Answer 1

There is not one set of rules for Protestants, because there are lots of Protestant religions. A few, like the Anglican Church, have beliefs that are very close to Catholicism.

Some Protestant Religions believe only what is in the Bible. Some take it literally, while most do not take the creation story as literal.

Most Protestant religions reject several books of the Bible that are part of the Catholic Bible. Personally, I am confused by this. St Ireneas sorted through the scriptures and decided which books should be considered the word of God and which ones should not be included. These books were later cannonized at the Council of Rome. Martin Luther then discarded several books (the Apochrypha). These books remain part of the Catholic Cannon, but are not part of Protestant Bible for most Protestants. I don't understand why Protestants claim that Ireneas was inspired by God when putting together the Bible, but claim that he made a mistake with the Aprochrypha.

The fact that these books are missing contributes to some of the differences between Catholics and Protestants. For example, Catholics believe that Mary remained a virgin throughout her life. This follows directly from something said in one of the Apochryphal books. Though the Protestant belief also follows from bad translations of the Greek into English.

One of the biggest differences between Catholic and Protestant belief has to do with the afterlife. Many Protestant sects believe that one can get to Heaven only by believing in Jesus -- and that is enough. Catholics also believe that acts are important. A believer who dies in a state od sin will not go to Heaven. Another belief that follows from the Catholic Cannon is that there is another place -- purgatory -- where those who die in a state of sin that is nor "mortal sin" go to have their sins purged before going to heaven.

There are other differences. Catholics, and some Protestant religions, believe that the communion host actually becomes the body of Jesus. Most Protestants look at the communion ceremony as a symbol.

Answer 2

The protestantrs follow the Catholic Religion. They came out of the Catholic Church and follow the Catholic Church.
REV.17:5 = "AND UPON HER FOREHEAD WAS A NAME WRITTEN, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
So this means the Catholics have daughters(protestants) that follow her teachings.

For example: Most protestants believe in Sunday Observance, Jesus's Death Friday and Resurrection Sunday, Going to Heaven, Pagan Days, Trinity and don't believe in the Sabbath Day Saturday, Sabbath Feasts and Clean and Unclean Meats.

Other example is: Seventh Day Adventist and other Sabbath keepers keep one or more of the following above.
For instance Seventh Day Adventists keep the Saturday Sabbath Holy, observe the clean and unclean meats, but have these Catholic Teachings: Trinity, Pagan Days, Jesus's Death Friday and Resurrection Sunday, Going to Heaven; but don't believe in the Sabbath feast days

Another example is: Jehovah Witnesses; they believe no pagan days, kingdom of heaven on earth and no trinity(but have concept of Jesus wrong); but have these Catholic teachings: Jesus's death Friday and resurrection Sunday and don't believe in the Sabbath, Sabbath Feast Days or Clean and Unclean Meats.

I'm glad I'm not a protestant; I used to be! I don't want nothing to do with the Beast or the Beast's teachings!

Answer 3

In the big picture:
God said it in the Bible, I believe it the bible to accurately represent God's will for mankind, That settles it now I will adjust my life accordingly..

Answer 4

Protestants believe:

That the Lord exists in three Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. This belief is called the Trinity Doctrine.

That Jesus (the Son) came to earth to live as a mortal man. He lived a normal human life without sin. Since he was sinless, he was able to be the perfect sacrifice for our sins. He willingly died on the cross to pay the price for our sins.

If we believe that Jesus lived and died for us we can ask him to forgive us for our sins. The Bible says that if we believe with our heart that Jesus is Lord and we confess with our mouth that he is Lord and that we are sinful, he will be quick to forgive us our sins. This is a promise from God. All we have to do to achieve salvation is to believe in Jesus and ask his forgiveness from our sins. This is called being 'saved' from our sins.

Protestants believe that Jesus is the sole mediator between God and man.

Protestants believe that the Lord's Supper, or Communion is a representation of the Last Supper of our Lord. They believe that the bread and grape juice are symbols of the Lord's blood and body.

Protestants believe that the Bible is the inerrant word of God. All our faith should be based on scripture found in the Bible. This is called sola scriptura.

Protestants believe that Baptism is an outward sign of an inward grace. What that means is that the act of being baptized shows the world that you have accepted Christ as your personal savior. They believe it is 'representative' of your salvation. As you are lowered beneath the water this represents the old sinful nature dying. As you are submerged the water symbolizes the washing away of your sins and as you are raised from the water this symbolizes a new creature being born, forgiven of all past sins.

There you go. I think I've hit the high points. I used to be Protestant but have converted to Catholicism. I've been Catholic for over 25 years now and still feel so much at home in my Catholic faith.

Here is what the Catholic view of the points above are:

Catholics believe in the Trinity. One God, three persons, Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Catholics also believe that Jesus came to earth to live and die as a mortal, yet perfect man. His death and resurrection paid the price for our sins.

We Catholics believe that salvation is a lifelong process, not a one time event. While there is nothing we can do to 'earn' our salvation, we do believe in living right and doing the Lord's work. This means that Catholics believe in good works---not as a way to 'earn' our salvation, but rather as a sign that our faith is alive.
The Bible says in the New Testament that 'faith without works is dead." We do believe that you must ask for forgiveness and believe in Jesus for your sins to be forgiven.

We Catholics believe that a Priest can hear your confession and forgive your sins. Protestants believe that is reserved for Jesus. Yet it was Jesus who told his disciples that whoever's sins you forgive shall be forgiven, and whoever's sins you retain (or don't forgive) will be retained. We don't believe this authority to forgive sins stopped with the first twelve apostles, but rather goes on to this day.

We Catholics believe in a process called transubstantiation. Its a big word, but what it basically means is that when we take communion we are actually partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ. We believe that the wine and the bread are actually changed into the Blood and Body of our Lord.

Catholics also believe that the Bible is the inerrant word of God. How we differ from the Protestants is that we also believe in tradition. Some of the beliefs that we have as Catholics can be found as originating from the traditions of the Church rather than being found in the Scriptures. Does this mean they are wrong? No, I don't think it does.

We Catholics don't believe that Baptism is merely symbolic. We believe that Baptism is a sacrament. What Baptism does is wash away the sinful nature that we inherited from our parents. This sinful nature originated with Adam and Eve. We believe that the Sacrament of Baptism actually washes away this 'original sin' and allows us to join the family of God.

Well, there you go. Its a starting point. The main thing you need to focus on in my opinion is to realize that you are a sinner and that you need forgiveness from your sins. Believe that Jesus came down to earth and lived a perfect sinless life. His death and resurrection paid the price for your sins. Ask his forgiveness and believe in him. Then be baptized. Its all that simple. If you want to know more you can email me. Its good to talk about this things in a face to face manner, so ask some of your friends what they believe. Ask to attend church with them. You could always call a Protestant minister or Catholic Priest to talk about your relationship with God.

Best of luck, I'm praying for you.

Answer 5

1. Do as I say, not as I do
2. It's only illegal if you get caught.

That covers their entire mentality.