Compare And Contrast Lutheranism And Calvinism

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Calvinism and Lutheranism were both created out of the wrong doings of the Catholic Church. Even though these two had quite a few similarities, they also had their differences.

John Calvin founded Calvinism. John believed that churches are supposed to do the right thing and do what God wants. Calvinism had some certain rules such as only using bible names for their kids. People, who joined Calvinism couldn’t swear, dance, or insult anyone at the inn. John Calvin came up with the idea of predestination, which means that the fate of your soul was decided by God. With predestination, they believed that your actions would show what God planned to do with your fate. Calvinism can be summed up by “The Five Points of Calvinism” or “TULIP”. T stands for “Total Depravity” meaning that not everyone is lost. They have to reach out on their own to be saved. U …show more content…

Many Catholic churches were practicing the wrong things. Luther wrote the ninety-five theses to share how he felt about the Catholic churches. This was one of the things that caused the Protestant Reformation. People who joined this religion were known as “Lutherans.” They would used popular items, such as pamphlets, to spread the message of Lutheranism. Luther taught that you just needed faith in God and Jesus alone. Lutherans baptized people to clean them of their sins and to have everlasting life. Lutheranism is one of the largest today.

John Calvin and Martin Luther felt that the Catholic churches were doing wrong. The popes would try to control the churches and did wrong by taking the churches’ money. They both believed that truth comes from the Bible. They didn’t swear or use God’s name in vain. One big similarity was that they didn’t believe in the teachings of the Catholic churches.

Calvinism and Lutheranism were both against Catholic churches. Many of their beliefs and practices can be found in a lot of religions

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