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what exactly is a protestant

Answer 1

A Protestant is a Christian who doesn't belong to Roman Catholicism or Orthodox Christianity.

Answer 2

The Protestant movement which became the Protestant Reformation was a reaction to certain practices and beliefs in the Roman Catholic Church. The early Protestants and Reformers never wanted to leave the church, only reform it.

The first Protestants simply wanted to restore the apostolic faith and doctrines of Paul the apostle to the Catholic church.

nowadays you have four major divisions of Christianity:

Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Protestant and ( one that many do not acknowledge as separate) Anabaptist.

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Answer 3

The Protestant Churches teach Scripture, with no traditions added to it.
The Bible teaches that Scripture alone is the supreme and infallible authority for the church and the individual believer. This is not to say that creeds and tradition are unimportant, but the Bible alone is our final authority. Creeds and tradition are man made.
Jesus said, "Scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35). He said "I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished" (Matthew 5:18). He said, "It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the law" (Luke 16:17).
Jesus used Scripture as the final court of appeal in every matter under dispute. He said to some Pharisees, "You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down" (Mark 7:13). To the Sadducee's He said, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God". (Mat 22:29). To the devil, Jesus consistently responded, "It is written..." (Mat 4:4-10). So following Jesus' lead, the Scriptures alone are our supreme and final authority.
The Protestants broke from the Catholic church because they did not agree with the traditions that were being held as the authority, rather than God's word the Bible.

Answer 4

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–noun
1.any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
2.an adherent of any of those Christian bodies that separated from the Church of Rome during the Reformation, or of any group descended from them.
3.(originally) any of the German princes who protested against the decision of the Diet of Speyer in 1529, which had denounced the Reformation.
4.(lowercase) a person who protests.
–adjective
5.belonging or pertaining to Protestants or their religion.
6.(lowercase) protesting.
[Origin: 1530–40; < G or F, for L prōtestantés, pl. of prp. of prōtestārÄ« to bear public witness. See protest, -ant]
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Prot·es·tant (prŏt'ĭ-stənt) Pronunciation Key
n.
A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers.
A member of a Western Christian church adhering to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.
One of the German princes and cities that supported the doctrines of Luther and protested against the decision of the second Diet of Speyer (1529) to enforce the Edict of Worms (1521) and deny toleration to Lutherans.
protestant also (prə-těs'tənt) One who makes a declaration or avowal.

adj. Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.


[French, from German, from Latin prōtestāns, prōtestant-, present participle of prōtestārī, to protest; see protest.]

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Protestant
1539, from Ger. or Fr. protestant, from L. protestantem (nom. protestans), prp. of protestari (see protest). Originally used of Ger. princes and free cities who declared their dissent from the decision of the Diet of Speyer (1529) denouncing the Reformation. The word was taken up by the Lutherans in Germany (Swiss and French preferred Reformed). It became the general word for "adherents of the Reformation in Germany," then "member of any Western church outside the Roman communion;" a sense first attested in Eng. in 1553.
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protestant

adjective
1. of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism; "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination"
2. making a protest [syn: protesting]

noun
1. an adherent of Protestantism
2. the Protestant churches and denominations collectively [syn: Protestant Church]

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Protestant

A Christian belonging to one of the three great divisions of Christianity (the other two are the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church). Protestantism began during the Renaissance as a protest against the established (Roman Catholic) church. That protest, led by Martin Luther, was called the Reformation, because it sprang from a desire to reform the church and cleanse it of corruption, such as the selling of indulgences.

Note: Protestants hold a great variety of beliefs, but they are united in rejecting the authority of the pope. Protestant groups include the Amish, the Anglican Communion, the Assemblies of God, the Baptists, Christian Science, the Congregationalists, the Lutheran Church, the Mennonites, the Methodists, the Presbyterian Church, and the Quakers.

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Main Entry: pro·tes·tant
Pronunciation: pr&-'tes-t&nt
Function: noun
: a person challenging an action of an administrative agency

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Protestant [ˈprotəstənt] noun, adjective
(a member) of any of the Christian churches that separated from the Roman Catholic church at or after the Reformation
Arabic:بروتستانت
Chinese (Simplified):新教徒［的］
Chinese (Traditional):新教徒［的］
Czech:protestant, -ka
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French:protestant, *-ante
German:der, *die Protestant(in)
Greek:προτεστάντης
Hungarian:protestáns
Icelandic:mótmælandi (sem aðhyllist mótmælendatrú)
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Japanese:プロテスタント
Korean:신교도(의)
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Romanian:protestant
Russian:протестант
Slovak:protestant, -ka
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Swedish:protestant
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Answer 6

A Protestant defines him/herself by what they are not. Not Catholic. They are in a state of protest. Hence protest-ant.

Answer 7

They "protested" against the old ways and form a new style of church.

Answer 8

The Catholic church was trying to railroad Martin Luther. A bunch of the German princes stood up for religious freedom, and began their statement





In theory it is someone who follows Scripture rather than tradition, and believes in religious freedom. Unfortunately, it has fallen far.

Answer 9

Martin Luther, church of England!!!









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Answer 10

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