1. Protestantism

2. How did we arrive here? A real story
إنْ أعلَنتَ بِشَفَتَيكَ، وَآمَنتَ بِقَلبِكَ، أنَّ يَسُوعَ رَبٌّ وَأنَّ اللهَ أقامَهُ مِنَ المَوتِ، خَلُصْتَ )Romans 10:9
How did we
arrive here?

3. During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church was the dominant in Western Europe
Without a common government in Europe, the Catholic Pope became an important political leader
Medieval Christians’ everyday lives were harsh. Still, they could all follow the same path to salvation—everlasting life in heaven. Priests and other clergy administered the sacraments, or important religious ceremonies. These rites paved the way for achieving salvation. For example, through the sacrament of baptism, people became part of the Christian community. At the local level, the village church was a unifying force in the lives of most people. It served as a religious and social center. People worshiped together at the church. They also met with other villagers. Religious holidays, especially Christmas and Easter, were occasions for festive celebrations.
On the manor, priests were powerful because the controlled peoples’ access to heaven by delivering the sacraments & absolving sins

4. One of the most corrupt church practices was the selling of indulgences
Indulges began as a way for people to repent for their sins through good works
But rather than requiring good deeds, church leaders began selling indulgence certificates as a way of raising money

5. In the 1300s, Reformers like John Wycliffe & priest Jan Hus attacked corruptions like indulges, said that the Bible (not the Pope) was the ultimate authority on Christianity, & wanted church teachings in the local languages not Latin
John Wycliffe 1st to translate the bible to English 1384
Lollard movement

6. Title
Catholic leaders responded to these criticisms by excommunicating Wycliffe & Hus
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7. The Protestant Reformation
By the early 1500s, the Catholic Church was in turmoil over the controversy of corruption & its unwillingness to adopt reforms
In Germany, a Catholic monk named Martin Luther became involved in a serious dispute with the Catholic Church

8. Martin Luther
As a young boy in Germany, Luther was going to become a lawyer, but after he nearly died in a thunderstorm he vowed to become a Catholic priest

9. In 1517, Martin Luther wrote a list of arguments against church practices called the “Ninety-Five Theses”
He posted the Ninety-Five Theses on the church door in the town of Wittenberg & welcomed debate of his ideas

10. Quotes by Martin Luther
God never remits guilt to anyone without, at the same time, making him humbly submissive to the priest, His representative (95 Thesis)
… A simple layman armed with Scripture is to be believed above a pope or a council without it.…Neither the Church nor the pope can establish articles of faith. These must come from Scripture. For the sake of Scripture we should reject pope and councils.. (Sola Scriptura)
Plus  Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. (Romans 3:28)
You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only (James 2:24)
Sola Christus
Sola Gratia
Sola deo Gloria
This faith alone, when based upon the sure promises of God, must save us; as our text clearly explains. And in the light of it all, they must become fools who have taught us other ways to become godly (Sola Fide)
(on faith and coming to Christ)

11. John Calvin ( )
Believed in predestination (God had predetermined who would obtain salvation)
Government should be in the hands of religious leaders (a theocracy) and society should be governed by strict laws of morality.

12. Henry VIII(1491 -1547)
Took the decision that England was no longer under the authority of the pope.
Called himself “Supreme Head of the Church of England”
Established the Anglican Church

13. “It is this idea of the personal interpretation of Scripture which as directly led to the great variety of Protestant groups. Even the most bizarre and unusual beliefs and practices are justified as being found in the Bible”. (Fr. Peter Farrington)

14. A more complicated picture

16. The councils

17. Orthodoxy vs. Protestantism
Topic
Orthodox
Protestant
Apostolic Succession
This is an important part of Orthodox belief and ensures continuity with the church that Christ founded.
With the exception of the Anglicans and some Lutherans, this idea is rejected. Rather it is important to emphasise continuity of teaching with that of the apostles, rather than a direct line of succession.
Bible - Composition of
Accept the 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament books, but also a collection of books not found in the original Hebrew Bible. These are known asDeuterocanonicals  i.e. a second canon of scripture.
Protestants reject the deuterocanonicals as not being inspired scripture and term them Apocrypha(Greek: 'Hidden Things').
Clergy - Qualification for
Priests and Bishops must be male, but deaconesses are permitted, though the order is dormant. Priests and deacons may marry before ordination but not after. Bishops, on the other hand, must be celibate
The majority of Protestants do not require celibacy as a condition of election to the clergy. Many churches practice female ordination
Eucharist - Significance of
This makes present Christ's sacrifice and therefore forgiveness of sins is obtained through it. It is also an encounter with the Risen Christ.
The Eucharist, like Baptism is only a symbol of grace. The sacrificial nature of the Eucharist is also rejected.

18. Orthodoxy vs. Protestantism
Topic
Orthodox
Protestant
Eucharist - Presence of Christ in
The bread and the wine: They then change into the actual body and blood of Christ. The precise way in which this happens is a divine mystery.
The bread and wine, being symbols, do not change substance. (Except Anglican)
Holy Spirit
The third person of the Trinity, proceeding from the Father alone as in the original Nicene Creed
The Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son. 
Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is a mystical union between a man and a woman. Divorce is generally only allowed in cases of adultery, though there are exceptions
Marriage is a contract, but is not unbreakable. Divorce is discouraged, but permitted as evidence of human weakness. Some denominations permit remarriage in church.
St. Mary - Position of
St. Mary is venerated asTheotokos (Greek: 'God-bearer'). By this is meant that the son she bore was God in human form. She is first amongst the saints and 'ever-virgin'.
St. Mary was a holy woman who was chosen to bear the Son of God. Her perpetual virginity and intercession are denied.

19. Orthodoxy vs. Protestantism
Topic
Orthodox
Protestant
Sacraments
There are at least seven Sacraments known as 'Mysteries' in Orthodoxy: 
Generally, only two sacraments (also known asOrdinances) are recognised: Baptism and the Eucharist 
Sacraments - Effect of
The Mysteries convey grace to those who participate in them worthily.
There is a diverse range of opinions, but many Protestants regard the Sacraments as symbols or reminders of Grace already given.
Saints
A special group of holy people, who are venerated. They may act as intercessors between God and Man and may be invoked in praye
All Christians are saints, called to imitate Christ. Only Christ may mediate between God and Man.
Salvation
Salvation is "faith working through love" and should be seen as a life long process.  (Faith + Work)
Salvation is the free and unmerited gift of God to man. It is obtained by grace through faith in Christ alone. 
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20. The main denominations
We meet in our missions

21. Lutheran Founder: Martin Luther 1530 AD
Followers : above 72 Million World wide
Salvation: God’s grace by faith alone
Worship: Traditional style through liturgy; contemporary worship is possible
Sacraments / Ordinances: Baptism & Eucharist
Organization : Mixed (congregational & Presbyterian)
Women priests & homosexuals: depends on synod (culture)
Baptize : infants and progressing Christians
The first thing expressed in my seal is a cross, black, within the heart, to put me in mind that faith in Christ crucified saves us. "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness." Now, although the cross is black, mortified, and intended to cause pain, yet it does not change the colour of the heart, does not destroy nature - i.e., does not kill, but keeps alive. "For the just shall live by faith," - by faith in the Saviour. But this heart is fixed upon the centre of a white rose, to show that faith causes joy, consolation and peace. The rose is white, not red, because white is the ideal colour of all angels and blessed spirits. This rose, moreover, is fixed in a sky-coloured ground, to denote that such joy of faith in the spirit is but an earnest and beginning of heavenly joy to come, as anticipated and held by hope, though not yet revealed.  And around this ground base is a golden ring, to signify that such bliss in heaven is endless, and more precious than all joys and treasures, since gold is the best and most precious metal. Christ, our dear Lord, He will give grace unto eternal life.
Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Steve Jobs

22. Anglican/Episcopal Founder: Henry VIII 1532-1543 AD
Followers : above 85 Million World wide
Salvation: God’s grace by faith alone
Worship: Traditional style through liturgy; contemporary worship is possible
Sacraments : all 7 sacraments or ( 2 +5)
Organization : Episcopal (Clergy in local churches presided over by bishop.)
Women priests & homosexuals: Yes but also depends on culture
Baptize : infants and professing Christians
The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English Church
Anglicanism retains some elements which are recognisable by Orthodox. There is a liturgy of sorts, and ministers or priests. There are prayers and chanting. But Anglicanism, in its desire to be the Church of the whole nation, had to adopt an increasingly wide and broad definition of what was permitted. It had to be able to embrace those with more Catholic views, and those with Reformed, or even anti-Catholic views, and so it found itself with no real theological and spiritual basis
George Washington , Thomas Jefferson, Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush, Desmond TuTu

23. Presbyterian Founder: John Knox 1560 AD
Followers : above 20 Million World wide
Salvation: God’s grace by faith alone
Worship: Traditional style through liturgy
Sacraments / Ordinances: Baptism & Eucharist
Organization : Presbyterian (A graded organizational system by presbyters or elders.)
Women priests & homosexuals: Yes / depends on culture
Baptize : Infants & professing Christians
Daughter of Calvanism

24. Methodist Founder: John Wesley 1738 AD
Followers : above 80 Million World wide
Salvation: God’s grace by faith alone
Worship: Non-liturgical; contemporary worship is possible (except united Methodist)
Sacraments / Ordinances: Baptism & Eucharist
Organization : Episcopal (Clergy in local churches presided over by bishop.)
Women priests & homosexuals: Yes but also depends on culture
Baptize : infants and professing Christians
This group was given the nickname of Methodists, and at first it was an organisation within the Anglican Church
“Holy Club” at Oxford in 1729.
George W. Bush

25. Baptist Founder: John Smyth 1609 AD
Followers : above 110 Million World wide
Salvation: God’s grace by faith alone
Worship: Non-liturgical (free) worship; sometimes contemporary
Sacraments / Ordinances: Baptism & Eucharist
Organization : Congregational (Local churches are self-governing)
Women preachers & homosexuals: depends on the congregation
Baptize : Only professing Christians
The Baptist movement began in the early 17th century with an Anglican priest, already a Protestant, called John Smyth. He read the Bible and decided that it taught only a baptism of believing adults. He also came to believe that any sort of worship which was read from a book, such as a liturgy, was of man and was displeasing to God. Even by the time that he died, in about 1612, he was teaching that every Christian had the right to believe whatever they determined was the truth. The Baptist Churches are different from the Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist and Reformed communities in that they are congregational. This means that they believe each congregation can decide its faith and practice for itself.
Jimmy Carter, William Jefferson Clinton, Hillary Clinton

26. Pentecostal(Charismatic)
Founded: Charles Parham AD
Followers : Million World wide (11K )
Salvation: God’s grace by faith alone
Worship: Free Worship and speaking with tongues/ divine healing/ emotional based etc
Ordinances: Baptism & Eucharist
Organization : congregational only
Women preachers & homosexuals: Yes
Baptize : Only professing Christians
At the beginning of the 20th century, in the United States, and among the poorest black communities, the Pentecostal movement began and developed. It is not at all uncommon to find the modern practice of “speaking in tongues”, that is making noises incomprehensible to anyone, among many African peoples
It is at this time that the idea that all beliefs were allowed spilled over into the idea that all practices were allowed, and that no criticism was to be permitted, on the basis that the Holy Spirit leads us, me personally, into my truth
Elvis Presley, Den-zel Washington, Anthony Quinn
The worship was exciting, it satisfied the natural appetites. It was like chocolate or a fast food burger. But a McDonald’s Burger is attractive in a harmful way. A bar of chocolate is attractive, but if that is my diet I will die!
(Fr. Peter Farrington)

27. Zionism (Cults)
Founded: in Zion, Illinois then South Africa AD
Beliefs :
faith-healing and revelation through dreams
Baptism in rivers
Ritual garments, often mostly white, and prophetic staffs.
Food taboos, such as not eating pork.
Some smaller denominations worship in the open air, and practice "wheel" dances—dancing in circles, sometimes to the beat of drums.
Some denominations accept polygamy.
Some denominations mix with traditional African religious beliefs

28. Non- denominational Not Christian 1830 1870 1830
Pearl of great price (Mormon book)
JW – started in Pennsylvania as Bible class led by Charles Taze Russell. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe Jesus is Michael the archangel, the highest created being
Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the Trinity, believing Jesus to be a created being and the Holy Spirit to essentially be the inanimate power of God. Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the concept of Christ’s substitutionary atonement and instead hold to a ransom theory, that Jesus’ death was a ransom payment for Adam’s sin. Bible version : The New World Translation around 8 Million.
Seventh-day Adventism: Saturday Sabbath / worship day. Ellen G. White, the founder of Seventh-day Adventism, as a true prophet of God, even though many of her "prophecies" failed to come true, and that Jesus entered a second phase of His redemptive work on October 22, 1844, believe in the annihilation of the wicked instead of an eternal hell
Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as the only source of our beliefs. We consider our movement to be the result of the Protestant conviction Sola Scriptura—the Bible as the only standard of faith and practice for Christians.
1830
1870
1830

29. Division in Today’s world
The Divided body of Christ
Spiritual immaturity
Weird teachings
Sexual immorality
Bible wired translations (the message)–(Red-Letter Christians)
Spread of Islam
Atheism
- Jonestown (Jim Jones), david koresh (As leader of the Branch Davidians, Koresh claimed he
had cracked the code of the Seven Seals in the Book of Revelation forming the Army of God)

30. Example of weird translations
The Message
Matthew 6: 9-13
With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply. Like this:
Our Father in heaven,
Reveal who you are.
Set the world right;
Do what's best— as above, so below.
Keep us alive with three square meals.
Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.
Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.
You're in charge!
You can do anything you want!
You're ablaze in beauty!
Yes. Yes. Yes. !!!!!!!!!!!

31. So How can we deal
in missions??

32. P R O T E S T Pray for guidance in each situation
Read the bible and sayings of the fathers Plus history
Open your mind and heart for all
Take care of false teachings
Explain the Orthodox dogma honestly
Synergize when cooperation is needed
Testify the love of Christ

33. Thank you