Reformed churches

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Reformed churches are Protestant Christian denominations rooted in the 16th-century Reformation, characterized by Reformed theology, an emphasis on God's sovereignty, and a focus on Scripture as the ultimate authority in faith and practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious tradition
Protestant Christian denominations
affirmsConfession Belgic Confession
Canons of Dort
Heidelberg Catechism
Westminster Confession of Faith
associatedWithTheologyOf Huldrych Zwingli
John Calvin
Martin Bucer
Theodore Beza
cooperatesThrough World Communion of Reformed Churches
developedFrom Reformed branch of the Reformation
distinguishesFrom Anabaptist churches
Lutheran churches
emergedInOppositionTo Roman Catholic Church doctrines of the 16th century
emphasizes God's sovereignty
the authority of Scripture
emphasizesDoctrine covenant theology
justification by faith alone
the glory of God as the chief end of humanity
emphasizesEthic discipline and ordered Christian life
vocation as service to God
hasRootIn 16th-century Protestant Reformation
hasTheologicalTradition Reformed theology
linked to: Calvinism
historicallyStrongIn Hungary
Scotland
South Africa
Switzerland
parts of Germany
the Netherlands
linked to: Netherlands
includesDenomination Christian Reformed Church in North America
Church of Scotland
Continental Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches

Dutch Reformed churches
Presbyterian churches
linked to: Presbyterian

Reformed Church in America
Swiss Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches

United Reformed Churches
influencedByDocument Institutes of the Christian Religion
isBranchOf Protestantism
Western Christianity
practicesSacrament Lord's Supper
linked to: Holy Eucharist

baptism
presentIn Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America
North America
regardsAsUltimateAuthority Holy Scripture
rejects many medieval Catholic traditions not grounded in Scripture
supreme doctrinal authority of the Pope
sharesDoctrineWith other Calvinist traditions
stressesPractice congregational singing of psalms and hymns
expository preaching
teachesDoctrine irresistible grace
limited atonement
perseverance of the saints
total depravity
unconditional election
teachesViewOfLordSupper spiritual presence of Christ in the Eucharist
typicallyPractices infant baptism
usesChurchPolity presbyterian polity
synodal polity
usesWorshipPrinciple regulative principle of worship

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Pentecost celebratedBy Reformed churches
Apostles’ Creed usedBy Reformed churches
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow denomination Reformed Church in America
linked to: Reformed churches
St. Pierre Cathedral religiousAffiliation Swiss Reformed Church
linked to: Reformed churches
St. Pierre Cathedral hasDiocese Protestant Church of Geneva
linked to: Reformed churches
Essays to Do Good influencedBy Reformed theology
linked to: Reformed churches
Three Forms of Unity usedIn Continental Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches
John Calvin influenced Reformed churches
Belgic Confession religiousTradition Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Belgic Confession denominationalUse Continental Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches
American Protestantism hasDenominationalFamily Presbyterian and Reformed churches in the United States
linked to: Reformed churches
Protestant Christianity hasSubtradition Reformed churches
Ascension Day celebratedBy Reformed churches
Huldrych Zwingli influenced Reformed churches
Canons of Dort influenced Continental Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches
Lutheranism differsFrom Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Eastertide observedBy Reformed churches
Thirty-Nine Articles influencedBy Reformed theology
linked to: Reformed churches
Heidelberg Catechism denominationalUse Continental Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches
Holy Saturday observedBy Reformed Churches
linked to: Reformed churches
Synod of Dort religion Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Western Christianity hasMajorBranch Reformed Christianity
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John Owen religiousTradition Reformed Christianity
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Resurrection Sunday observedBy Reformed Christians
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Nicene Christianity dominantInBranch Reformed churches
Reformed churches includesDenomination Continental Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches
Reformed churches includesDenomination Swiss Reformed churches
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Post Tenebras Lux usedBy Reformed churches
Virgin Birth of Jesus heldBy Reformed churches
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel religion Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
The Freedom of the Will religiousTradition Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Francis Schaeffer movement Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Moderator of the General Assembly religiousTradition Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Samuel Mather tradition Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Commentaries on the Bible usedIn Reformed churches
Free Reformed Churches of North America denominationalFamily Continental Reformed
linked to: Reformed churches
Jehan Cauvin influenced Reformed churches
Institutes of the Christian Religion influenced Continental Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches
Reformation Day associatedWithDenomination Reformed churches
Martin Bucer religion Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Martin Bucer influenced Reformed theology
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Guido de Brès religion Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Guido de Brès influenced Continental Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches
Guido de Brès memorializedBy Reformed churches in the Low Countries
linked to: Reformed churches
Debrecen hasReligiousTradition Reformed Church
linked to: Reformed churches
World Communion of Reformed Churches religiousTradition Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Second Helvetic Confession religiousTradition Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
Second Helvetic Confession influenced Swiss Reformed churches
linked to: Reformed churches