Lutheranism And Calvinism Similarities

Calvinism and Lutheranism upheld different belief systems but were similar in a variety of ways. Calvinism and Lutheranism share various similarities and differences with each other. The leaders of Calvinism and Lutheranism, John Calvin and Martin Luther, opposed the Roman Catholic Church and reformed its ideas in order to lead their followers to righteousness. These two religious leaders also disagreed with the pope of the Roman Catholic Church and his religious teachings about God. There are doctrinal differences between these religions that demonstrate how different they are from each other.
The two leaders of Lutheranism and Calvinism, Martin Luther and John Calvin, reformed the Catholic religion in their own way to lead their followers

to salvation. Lutheranism and Calvinism taught its followers that the words from the bible are the truth, not the words that come out of the pope’s mouth. Lutheranism taught that a person can’t pay his or her way out of the sin that he or she committed. Instead that person must own up to his or her sins. Calvinism teaches that one’s actions revealed one’s fate that was determined by god. Martin Luther opposed the idea of a theocracy, also known as religious rule, and preached that the church should be subordinate to the state instead of above it.
A doctrinal difference between these two teachings is the idea of predestination. This was taught by Calvinism that no man can earn salvation by good actions alone; and that God grants this gift only through his own will. This means that it was predetermined by god who would be saved and brought to heaven and who will suffer an eternity in hell. Calvin believed that only a chosen few went to heaven. By doing this, Calvinism encouraged followers to live a “good Christian life”, no matter the circumstances in order to realize they were one of the
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chosen people. Lutheranism had a different approach. Lutheranism taught that one must have complete faith in God in order to gain salvation.
Martin Luther and John Calvin (originally Jean Cauvin) disagreed with the pope of the Roman Catholic Church and his teachings. They taught that the pope’s teachings are irrelevant and that we must read the bible in order to comprehend the truth. John Calvin dictates that Jesus Christ was spiritually present during the communion instead of physically appearing there like the Roman Catholic teachings advocate. Martin Luther preached to his followers that everyone can be granted salvation by God through faith alone, while the pope of Roman Catholic Church insists that we can be saved through good works and the sacraments. Also, unlike the church, John Calvin preached that our fates were predetermined by God; and that we can only discover our fate through our actions. Luther denied the idea of purgatory which is taught in the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church.
In conclusion, Calvinism and Lutheranism share a few similarities but they upheld different beliefs. Their teachings reformed the ways of religious thinking and opened up new opportunities for religious thinkers. These two religions are just one of the many denominations of Christianity.