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| What nationality was Martin Luther? |
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| What traumatic event caused Luther to become a monk? |
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| He got caught in a terrible thunder storm and vowed to become a monk if delivered. |
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| What was his father's response to Luther becoming a monk? |
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| He was furious. He thought it a terrible waste. |
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| To what religious order of monks did Martin Luther belong? |
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| How old was Luther when he nailed the 95 Theses to the church door at Wittenburg? |
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| What was Luther's major concern covered in the 95 Theses? |
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| His major concern was the abuse of indulgences. |
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| Who was the Dominican monk who became so notorious selling indulgences? |
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| What was the date Luther posted the 95 Theses? |
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| What was the name of the town where Luther lived and worked as a teacher of theology? |
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| Luther's boss at Wittenberg was named von Staupitz. What did von Staupitz force Luther to do against his will? |
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| He forced him to teach Bible. |
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| What was the book of the New Testament that changed Luther's theology as he taught through it? |
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| Why did Luther not go to Rome when summoned by the Pope? |
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| His Prince, Prince Frederick the Wise, refused to let him go, insisting that he be tried in Germany. |
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| When Leo X, the Pope at the time, excommunicated Luther in a Papal Bull (an official papal document) Luther made things even worse. How? |
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| Finally, Luther was called to the Diet of Worms under the Holy Roman Emperor. There he gave his most famous speech. What was it most famous line? |
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| "Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen. |
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| After the Diet of Worms, Luther was kidnapped. By whom? |
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| He was kidnapped by Frederick the Wise in an attempt to keep him alive. |
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| Where did Frederick hide him? What did Luther do there? How long was he there? |
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| The Castle Wartburg. He translated the Bible into German. He was there two years. |
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| Luther got married in 1525. What was his wife's name? Where did she come from? |
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| Katy von Bora. She was an ex-nun. |
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| What criticisms of Luther were later picked up and used by Hitler? What should the Christian response to Luther's words be? |
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| His criticisms of the Jews. It should fill us with regret and make us mindful of the power of words. |
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| Luther died when he was 63. Where was he buried? |
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| He ws a buried at the foot of the pulpit in his church at Wittenberg. |
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| What area of doctrine was impacted by Luther's study of Romans? |
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| It was the doctrine of justification. |
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| What is justification (Question 33) |
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| What does "imputed" mean? |
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| He means to "reckon something to someone" or to "put on someone's account" |
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| What nationality was John Calvin? |
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| He was French although most of his ministry was conducted in Geneva Switzerland. |
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| How old was Calvin when he wrote his first book? What was the book? |
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| He was 22. He wrote a commentary on the Roman philosopher Seneca. |
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| What was the name of Calvin first Christian book? |
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| The Institutes of the Christian Religion |
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| What does the term "institutes" mean in Calvin's title? |
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| It means something like the "basics." So the Institutes of the Christian Religion means something like "The Basics of Christianity." |
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| How old was Calvin when he wrote the Instittues? |
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| Why did Calvin write the Institutes? |
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| He wrote to defend the Reformation and its theology. He did that because so many of his friends were being killed and persecuted for the gospel. |
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| To whom is the forward of the Institutes written? |
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| It is addressed to the King of France. |
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| Why did Calvin have to flee Paris for his life? |
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| He had helped a friend, Nicolas Cop, write his inagural address as the Rector of the University of Paris. It was evangelical in tone and the Catholics decided to kill them both. |
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| Why did Calvin detour to pass through Geneva on his way to Strassbourg? |
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| A war was blocking the road to Strassbourg. |
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| Who was the Reformer in Geneva that pressured Calvin to stay and help with the work there? |
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| What was it that got Calvin and Farel in trouble at Geneva? |
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| They tried to initiate a measure of church discipline. |
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| When Calvin and Farel were fired at Geneva, where did Calvin go? |
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| He went on to Strassbourg where he became a pastor to the French refugees there. |
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| What else happened to Calvin at Strassbourg? |
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| He got married to Idelette de Bure. |
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| How long were Calvin and Idelette married? |
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| What happened to Idelette's first husband? |
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| How many children did Calvin and his wife have? |
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| One. His name was Jacque and he was born prematurely and died after only afew weeks. |
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| What led to Calvin going back to Geneva? |
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| he was asked to write a letter of response to Cardinal Sadoleto who had written a letter to the genevans trying to ge tthem to come back to the catholic Church. |
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| Did Calvin want to go back to Geneva? |
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| No, he thought of it as hell on earth. |
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| Why do people think of Calvin as the dictator of Geneva? |
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| Mainly because they hate the doctrine of predestination often associated with Calvin. |
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| Did Calvin invent the doctrine of election or predestination? |
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| No, that would have been Jesus. |
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| What biblical passages support the idea of predestination or election? |
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| What does the John 6 passage say? |
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NIV John 6:44..."No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
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| What does the Ephesians 1 passage say? |
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NIV Ephesians 1:4...For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ...
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| What was Calvin's warning about the doctrine of predestination? |
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| His warning was not to go beyiond what Scripture says. He said it was like a labyrinth in which a person could get lost. |
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| Who was the controversial character burned at the stake in Geneva? |
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| What was Servetus' crime? |
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| He was a heretic..that is, he was anti-Trinitarian. |
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| Did Calvin want him to die at the stake? |
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| No. Calvin tried to persuade him to stay away and then he tried to persuade the city council to simply hang him. He was outvoted. |
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| What form of church government did Calvin push? |
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| He pushed for a presbyterian form of governement...elder rule. |
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| What are three basic forms of church government? |
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bishop rule,
elder rule,
congregational rule. |
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| What was Calvin's preferred method of preaching? |
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| Calvin preached straight through the text...expositionally. |
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| Calvin had one other big blowup during his time in Geneva? It was with a group called the Libertines? What ws the conflict? |
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| The were a bunch of immoral agitators and Calvin forbade them from coming to the Lord's Table while they were engaged in so much immorality. |
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| Lot's of refugees came to Geneva. Who was the most famous English speaking refugee to come there? |
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| John Knox. Knox later became a a pastor to the English speaking refugees in Geneva. |
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| What was Knox's view of Geneva? |
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He called it the most perfect school of Christ ever since the time of the apostles.
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| What nationality was Knox? |
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| What was Calvin's request at death? |
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| He wanted to be buried in an unmarked or common grave so his burial place would not be thought of as a shrine. |
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| What was Knox's original training? |
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| He was trained as a Catholic priest. |
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| Under whose influence did Knox become a Protestant? |
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| What was Knox's later relationship to Wishart? |
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| Later, Wishart was taken prisoner and burned at the stake. Who was responsible? |
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| How did the Protestant nobles respond to what Cardinal Beaton did? |
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| They broke into his castle at Saint Andrews, murdered him, and then mutilated his body. |
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| Though Knox was not with the men who killed Beaton, he later joined them there. Why? |
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| Both for his safety and to lend his support. |
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| Later St. Andrews was surrounded and attacked. By whom was it attacked? |
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| When the Protestants inside St. Andrews surrendered, they expected to go free. What happened instead? |
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| They were made galley slaves. |
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| How long did Knox serve as a galley slave before being set free. |
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| After Knox was freed from the galleys, he went to another country. What country was it? |
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| England. He wound becoming a a chaplain to Edward VI. |
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| What event caused Knox to have to flee England? |
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| Edward died and Bloody Mary became Queen. |
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| List the Kings and Queens of England from the Reformation to the Westminster Confession. |
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Henry VIII
Edward VI
Mary (Bloody Mary)
Elizabeth
James I
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell (Not actually a king.)
Charles II |
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| What was the name of the book Knox wrote against Bloody Mary? |
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| The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Mounstrous Regiment of Women |
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| Was Knox against all women rulers? |
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| He was definitely against Mary because she was killing so many Protestants but yes probably. At least Elizabeth thought so. |
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| When Knox fled England, where did he go? |
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| When Mary finally died, Knox returned to Scotland. He got into a conflict with someone else. Who? |
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| Mary Queen of Scots. She was a Catholic ruling a Protestant country. She was also the mother of James I. |
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| Knox later wrote the Scottish Confession of Faith. What did it directly influence? |
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| The Westminster Confession of Faith |
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| It is a question and answer form of teaching theology. |
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| What is the very funny definition of Puritanism attributed to H.L. Mencken. |
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| Puritanism is the haunting fear that somebody, somewhere might be happy. |
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| Where did the Puritans really get their name? |
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| They wanted to "purify" the Church of England. |
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| What were the two types of Puritans? |
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| Separating Puritans...usually called Pilgrims and non-separating Puritans called Puritans. |
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| Why were the Pilgrims called separating Puritans? |
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| They did not believe the Church of England could be saved and wanted to split from it altogether. |
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| Why were the other Puritans considered non-separating? |
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| They didn't actually want to split from the Church of England. Instead they wanted to reform it and get rid of any remaining Catholic influence. |
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| What were some of the things the Puritans wanted to reform in the Church of England? |
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| 1.) They didn't want priests to wear vestments. 2.) They didn't want people kneeling at communion 3.) They didn't want to use a prayer book. 4.) They wanted elder rule. |
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| What got Charles I in trouble with the Puritans? |
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| He appointed Bishop Laud the Archbishop of Canterbury and Laud demanded conformity. |
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| When Charles I tried to overthrow Parliament (ruled by the Puritans) a Civil War started. What happened? |
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| Charles lost and was beheaded. Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector. |
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| After Cromwell died, Charles II was called back to be king. What happened to the Puritans? |
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| They were kicked out of the Church of England. Many came ot America. |
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| In American Puritans generally had one form of church government while Pilgrims had another form. Which was which? |
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| Puritans were generally presbyterian and Pilgrims were generally congregational. |
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| What is God? Question 4 of the WSC |
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| God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchanging in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. |
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| Who were the three original members of the "Holy Club" that so influenced the Great Awakening? |
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| John and Charles Wesley, and George Whitefield |
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| What was the Wesley's mother's name? Why was she famous? |
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| Her name was Susannah Wesley. She was famous because she bore 19 children and because she was the mother of Charles and John. |
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| What denomination where the Wesleys and Whitefield originally? |
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| They were Anglican or Church of England |
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| What nationality were the Wesley's and Whitefield? |
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| Why were they often refused the opportunity to speak in Anglican churches? |
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| They were revivalists and often pressed for conversions among their audiences. Also, they often accused many Anglican ministers of being unconverted. |
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| For what is John Wesley most known? |
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| He is known for being a relentless evangelist riding some 250,000 miles on horseback and preaching 40,000 sermons. He is also known as the founder of the Methodist Church. |
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| For what is Charles Wesley most known? |
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| He is most known for poetry and hymn writing. |
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| What are some of Charles Wesley's most famous hymns? |
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| Hark the Herald, And Can it Be?, Oh, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing |
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| About how many hymns did Charles Wesley write? |
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| For what is George Whitefield most known? |
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| He is most known as a preacher and evangelist. In his day, he was the most famous preacher in the world. |
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| Since Wesley and Whitefield were often denied pulpits, they preached elsewhere? Where? |
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| They often preached in the open countryside. |
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| How large were the crowds that Wesley and more especially Whitefield drew? |
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| Who was Whitefield's publisher in colonial America? |
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| Who was the most famous pastor/preacher in America during the Great Awakening? |
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| What nationality was Edwards? |
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| He was a colonist, an American. |
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| What was Jonathan Edward's wife's name? |
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| Jonathan Edwards' grandson became Vice-President. What was his name? |
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| What was the name of Edward's most famous sermon? |
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| Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God |
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| What was the scriptural passage underlying Edward's famous sermon? |
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| Deuternonomy 32...Their foot shall slip in due time. |
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| What was the point of Edward's famous sermon? |
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| His main point was that there are a lot of unconverted people in church who are in danger. |
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| He got fired because he refused to baptize the infant children of of couples who had grown up in his church but had never made a profession of faith. |
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| What did Edwards do when his church fired him? |
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| He became a missionary to the Indians. |
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| Edwards most famous book was a biography. What was its title and who was it about? |
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| The Life of David Brainerd. Brainerd was Edward's son in law. |
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| After serving among the Indians Edwards was asked to be the President of a new college. Which school was it? |
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| The College of New Jersey...later called Princeton |
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| Edwards service there was very short. Why? |
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| He took a vaccination for smallpox which turned into smallpox and killed him |
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