Puritan+Beliefs2

1. Total Depravity - through Adam and Eve's fall, every person is born sinful - concept of Original Sin. 2. Unconditional Election - God "saves" those he wishes - only a few are selected for salvation - concept of predestination. 3. Limited Atonement - Jesus died for the chosen only, not for everyone. 4. Irresistible Grace - God's grace is freely given, it cannot be earned or denied. Grace is defined as the saving and transfiguring power of 5. The Puritans were a group of people who were unhappy the Church of England. 6. To escape persecution from the church leadership and the King, they came to America. 7.They wanted to purify their national church by eliminating every Catholic influence. 8.In the Seventeenth century, many Puritans migrated to the New World. 9. The writings and ideas of John Calvin, a leader in the Reformation, gave rise to Protestantism and were fundamental to the Christian rebellion. 10. The Puritans believed that the Bible was God's true law, and that it provided a plan for living. 11. People of opposing theological views were asked to leave the community or to be converted. 12. Any deviations from the normal way of Puritan life met with strict disapproval and discipline. 13. Perseverance of the "saints" - those elected by God have full power to interpret the will of God, and to live uprightly. If anyone rejects grace after feeling its power in his life, he will be going against the will of God - something impossible in Puritanism. 14. Witch hunts also resulted from the puritan's superstitious beliefs, paranoia, and hard times f the 17th century. 15. these were some of the factors that led to the Puritans "persecution of witches" 16. Witch hunts started in Europe because Puritans wanted to get rid of Pagans who refused to converts to Christianity, and also because pagans used herbs and spells to get rid of evil spirits.

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