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Reformatio: Dissatisfaction With Progress Of Chatolic Church

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Reformation (lat. Reformatio: renovation) is a social movement that started in Europe, due to dissatisfaction with progress of Chatolic Church. Reformation is known as an attempt to introduce the spiritual and organizational changes in the Church and in society. The goal of Reformation was to reform the Catholic Church rather than to create a new church. However, time had shown that this goal was impossible to fulfill, and Reformation had led to the split within Catholic Church, as a result Reformed - Presbyterian, Lutheran and Episkoplane churches were created as well as new directions in thinking known as Protestant theology. Jan Huss, Martin Luther and Jean Calwin, famous reformers, were against the exploitation and corruption in the Catholic Church.

Luther based his theology on the Scripture, he accepted those parts of tradition and teaching that weren't contrary to the Bible. In accordance with the teachings of the Apostle Paul, Luter had taught that faith is a main condition for salvation: and that the Bible is above tradition. …show more content…

The Bible is God's revelation, and the books of the Bible were inspired by the Holy Spirit. According to his teaching church is the community of believers, chosen for salvation. He taught that the community and the Church are a single entity, and that the state should provide religious freedom (the state can not control the church). He taught that the Lord Jesus Christ established two sacraments (Baptism and the Lord's Supper), which are visible signs of God's grace, Religious discipline and church leadership of community should be directed by

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