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 Calvinism
surface form: Reformed theology
historicallyStrongIn Hungary
Scotland
South Africa
Switzerland
parts of Germany
Netherlands
surface form: the Netherlands
includesDenomination Christian Reformed Church in North America
Church of Scotland
Reformed churches self-linksurface differs
surface form: Continental Reformed churches

Dutch Reformed Church
surface form: Dutch Reformed churches

Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterian churches

Reformed Church in America
Reformed churches self-linksurface differs
surface form: Swiss Reformed churches

United Reformed Churches in North America
surface form: United Reformed Churches
influencedByDocument Institutes of the Christian Religion
isBranchOf Protestantism
Western Christianity
practicesSacrament Holy Eucharist
surface form: Lord's Supper

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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Temple protestant de Versoix denomination Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Church
First Reformed Church of Fishkill denomination Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Church
Bible belt of the Netherlands typicalReligiousGroup Reformed churches
subject surface form: Bible Belt of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Reformed Congregations
Second Book of Discipline religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Nicholas Wolterstorff denomination Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
United Protestantism combinesConfessionsOf Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Reformation of the Church in Strasbourg hasMainReligion Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Johannes Oecolampadius religion Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Wittenberg Concord negotiations religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Barmen Declaration religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Calvinist Rome denominationContext Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Leuenberg Church Fellowship hasMember Reformed churches
Leuenberg Agreement hasSignatoryType Reformed churches
Waldensian churches religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Accra Confession religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Czech Reformed churches denominationalFamily Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Protestantism
First Helvetic Confession religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Second Sunday of Advent celebratedBy Reformed churches
Breckinridge religion Reformed churches
subject surface form: Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Old Princeton theology religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
the Six Johns influencedBy Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Continental Reformed theology
Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry receivedBy Reformed churches
Landeskirche religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Presbyterian Church in Canada (majority) religiousFamily Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Pierre Viret religion Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Paul David Tripp theologicalTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Protestant parish of Laconnex denomination Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Zurich Bible religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Zwinglianism religiousBranchOf Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
The Way of Life theologicalTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed theology
multi-volume work Systematic Theology religiousContext Reformed churches
subject surface form: Systematic Theology (Charles Hodge)
this entity surface form: Presbyterianism
Kolárovo hasReligiousCommunity Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed (Calvinist) Church
Archibald Alexander Hodge religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Herman Bavinck theologicalTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed theology
Partium hasReligiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Church
Rimavská Sobota hasLandmark Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Calvinist (Reformed) church
D. H. Th. Vollenhoven religion Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Richard B. Gaffin Jr. religion Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Zwingli memorial church denomination Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Church
Grootegast, Netherlands hasReligiousHeritage Reformed churches
subject surface form: Grootegast
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
The Defense of the Faith religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
The Doctrine of Scripture theologicalTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed theology
Greg L. Bahnsen religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Zacharias Baer influenced Reformed churches
subject surface form: Zacharias Ursinus
this entity surface form: Continental Reformed churches
Zrsinus religion Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Catechesis minor religiousTradition Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Olevianus religiousTradition Reformed churches
subject surface form: Heidelberg Catechism
this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity
Olevianus denomination Reformed churches
subject surface form: Caspar Olevianus
this entity surface form: Reformed Church
De substantia foederis gratuiti inter Deum et electos confessionalContext Reformed churches
this entity surface form: Continental Reformed churches