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by: Caroline Pellissery
John Calvin was born on July 10, 1509 in Noyon, Picardy, France and died on May 27, 1564 in Geneva Switzerland. John Calvin was married to Idelette Calvin from 1540-1549. One main event that took place in his life was when he published his Institutio Christianae Religionis which commenced his reform work. The work was a defense of his doctrinal position against the Catholic Church. This book was the first impression of his theology. Another main event that took place in John Calvin’s life was when he was the minister of Saint-Nicolas Church in Strasbourg. During his. time as minister he worked on the second edition of his Institutio Christianae Religionis. He eventually published it in 1539. Another main event in his life was when the council of Geneva passed the Ordonnances ecclésiatiques. The passage of this meant that the council supported Calvin’s plans for reform.

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by: Caroline Pellissery
Doctrine and Dogma
One disagreement that Calvinism had in relation to Catholicism was the idea of predestination. Predestination was the idea that people were already destined for heaven or hell from the moment they were born. In Catholicism, it is believed that one’s actions and time on Earth decides if they will go to heaven or hell. Calvin describes predestination as “of the eternal election, by which God has predestinated some to salvation, and others to destruction,” (Institutes of Christian Religion, 1559 Edition, Chapter 21). This is a disagreement that relates to doctrine and dogma

Sacraments
In Calvinism, the sacraments are limited to baptism and Eucharist. This is different from Catholicism which has seven sacraments. Calvinism also calls sacraments “ordinances.” John Calvin only included two sacraments in Calvinism because “Reformed theology sees continuity between circumcision in the Abrahamic and, by extension, Mosaic covenants and baptism in the New; and between the Passover and the sacrificial system in the Old Covenant and the Lord's Supper in the New,” (Calvinism Sacramentology).

Worship
In Calvinism it is believed that God makes it clear what is to be used as worship in the scriptures and that everything else is prohibited. Calvin considers the Roman Catholic Church’s association with musical instruments and icons to be a violation of the Ten Commandments. This is because “Calvin emphasized simplicity in worship, and sought the removal of anything that might distract from the contemplation of God and interfere with the growth of a person's faith and spiritual life,” (Calvinism & Worship). This is a disagreement because there are two very different worship methods in the two religions.

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Protestant Demomination within community today

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Protestant Demomination within community today

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New Hope Community Church
New Hope Community Church, 6400 NW 31st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
http://www.nhccftl.org/pages/index.php

Sunday Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
Evening Worship Suspended due to COVID, 6:30 p.m (first and third Sunday of each month)

Pastor: Rev. Kirby  Williams (senior pastor)

Additional Services:
- Men Ministries
- Music Ministries

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by: Isabella Hurtado

The Catholic and Reformed Church share many similarities. Both Catholic’s and Protestant’s call their place of worship as either church, chapel, cathedral, or basilica that happens of Sundays. Both churches “gather in prayer, communion and fellowship to celebrate the Lord Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for all those who believe” (Similarities between Catholicism and Protestantism). They both do have other services held outside the chapel. Another similarity is their beliefs of life after death. They both believe that a human being saved by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ will be sent to Heaven. Those who don’t trust God and his work will be sent to hell.