Facts : 1 1 Protestantism 1.1 Comparison between Protestants 1.2 Lutheranism 1.3 Calvinism 1.4 Arminianism 1.5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Protestantism Comparison between Protestants This table summarizes the classical views of three different Protestant beliefs Facts : 2 Lutheranism Lutherans do not believe that there are certain people that are predestined to salvation, but salvation is predestined for those who seek God Facts : 3 Lutherans believe Christians should be assured that they are among the predestined Facts : 4 However, they disagree with those who make predestination the source of salvation rather than Christ s suffering, death, and resurrection Facts : 5 Unlike some Calvinists, Lutherans do not believe in a predestination to damnation Facts : 6 Instead, Lutherans teach eternal damnation is a result of the unbeliever s sins, rejection of the forgiveness of sins, and unbelief Facts : 7 Martin Luther s attitude towards predestination is set out in his On the Bondage of the Will, published in 1525 Facts : 8 This publication by Luther was in response to the published treatise by Desiderius Erasmus in 1524 known as On Free Will Facts : 9 Luther based his views on Ephesians 2:8-10, which says: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast Facts : 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them Facts : 11 Calvinism The Belgic Confession of 1561 affirmed that God delivers and preserves from perdition all whom he, in his eternal and unchangeable council, of mere goodness hath elected in Christ Jesus our Lord, without respect to their works (Article XVI) Facts : 12 Calvinists believe that God picked those who he will save and bring with him to Heaven before the world was created Facts : 13 John Calvin thought people who were saved could never lose their salvation and the elect (those God saved) would know they were saved because of their actions Facts : 14 In this common, loose sense of the term, to affirm or to deny predestination has particular reference to the Calvinist doctrine of unconditional election Facts : 15 In the Calvinist interpretation of the Bible, this doctrine normally has only pastoral value related to the assurance of salvation and the absolution of salvation by grace alone Facts : 16 However, the philosophical implications of the doctrine of
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