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What is the difference between Protestant and Catholic Christians?
Catholics believe that the Catholic Church is the original and first Christian Church. Protestants follow the teachings of Jesus Christ as transmitted through the Old & New Testament. Protestants believe that the Catholic Church stemmed from the original Christian Church, but became corrupt.
What do the Protestants believe?
Protestants believe that both good deeds and faith in God are needed to get into heaven. Protestants believe that faith in God alone is needed to get into heaven, a tenet known as sola fide. Catholics believe that both good deeds and faith in God are needed to get into heaven.
Do Protestants wear a cross?
Wearing the Crucifix among the Christian community also varies, among each denomination. For example, whilst Catholics display the Crucifix in their churches and often wear Crucifix’s or carry them for prayer and protection, people of the Protestant faith wear a plain cross.
What is Protestant worship?
Protestant Christians gather for traditional worship services on Sunday. There is a great variety in worship expression within the Protestant church, but central to most services is the proclamation of the Bible, a sermon, hymn singing, prayer, and regular communion.
Do Protestants get baptized?
Most Protestant churches only practice two of these sacraments: baptism and the Eucharist (called Lord’s Supper). They are perceived as symbolic rituals through which God delivers the Gospel. They are accepted through faith.
Which country has more Protestants?
1. United States (160 million) About 20% (160 million) of the global Protestants are found in the United States. The large number is directly linked to the early settlement of Protestant Europeans, particularly the British when the United States was a British colony.
Is Protestantism a heresy?
Well into the 20th century, Catholics defined Protestants as heretics. Still, regardless of the culpability or inculpability of individual Protestants in their acceptance of non-Catholic beliefs, the Church continues to deem Protestant beliefs at variance with its own teaching as heresies.
Do Protestants believe Jesus was crucified?
CLASS. The image of Jesus on the cross, also known as a crucifix, is widely regarded as a symbol of Roman Catholicism. Many Protestant organizations agree that the image focuses too heavily on Christ’s death and not on his resurrection.