Church History, Part Seven – Part 7

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Part 7: Christianity and Religious Freedom in the New World
Reform Movements
Church Government
Special Priesthood Clergy-Laity
Sacramental System
Union of Church and State
“Holy Wars”, Moral Corruption, Inquisition
Lutheran

Reformed

Church of England

Church of Scotland
Columbus found West Indies and Central America
Discovery of the New World
European Explorers
Religious and Political Upheaval in England
Changes the Puritans desired in the Church of England
Presbyterian organization (more local autonomy)
Protestant preachers in every congregation
Rejection of Clerical Vestments (Matt. 23:5-8)
Kneeling at the Lord’s Supper
The Wedding Ring
Crossing
Sabbath-like observance of Sunday

Separatists return to England in Speedwell
Pilgrims leave Plymouth, England 1619
Mayflower’s Voyage
Mayflower Compact 1620
America’s first civil law contract was signed before leaving the Mayflower
Vision of a Godly Society
"....we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill, (and that) the eyes of all people are upon us.."
New England Colonies
Religious Liberty 1638
Roger Williams received permission to form the colony of Rhode Island in which religious liberty was protected for all
Dutch Colony in New Amsterdam (New York)

Maryland a Catholic Colony
Lord Baltimore (George Calvert) established Maryland as Catholic, with freedom to others
Pennsylvania and the Quakers (Friends)
The Quakers settled in Pennsylvania and gained a reputation as a peaceful and godly people
The Principle of Protecting Religious Freedom
Patrick Henry was a great champion of religious liberty
U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
Church-State Relations
Continues to be a hot issue still today as humanists seek to exclude the Bible from political decisions
Religious Freedom has resulted in Increase of Denominations
The Bible provides true liberty in Christ
God’s word has been the key to the freedom we enjoy in America – we must not forget the basis of our freedoms
Survey of Church History
Part 7: Christianity and Religious Freedom in the New World
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Part One: Establishment and Spread of the Church in the First Century
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Part Two: The Beginning of Apostasy
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Part 3: Development of the Papacy and Roman Catholicism
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Part 4: The Middle Ages to Early Efforts for Reform
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Part 5: The Reformation in Germany and Switzerland
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Part 6: The Reformation in England and Scotland