THE ORIGIN OF DENOMINATIONS
                              Lesson Nine

  I. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE BEGINNING OF MAJOR PROTESTANT
     DENOMINATIONS: (Dates are approximate in some cases)

     1. 1521 -- Lutheran Church -- Martin Luther (Wittenburg, Germany)

     2. 1534 -- Church of England -- King Henry VIII (London, England)
                Episcopal Church in America.

     3. 1541 -- Presbyterian Church -- John Calvin (Geneva,
                Switzerland)

     4. 1607 -- Baptist Church -- John Smythe (London, England)

     5. 1739 -- Methodist Church -- John Wesley (Oxford, England)


     6. 1830 -- Mormons (Latter Day Saints) -- Joseph Smith (Fayette,
                N.Y.)

     7. 1843 -- 7th Day Adventists -- William Miller, Ellen G. White
                (New York)

     8. 1875 -- Christian Science -- Mary Baker Eddy (Boston,
                Massachusetts)

     9. 1881 -- Jehovah Witness -- Charles Taze Russell (Pittsburg,
                Pennsylvania)

    10. 1945 -- United Pentecostal Church --

 II. SOME GENERAL BELIEFS HELD BY MOST DENOMINATIONS (though not all):

     1. Belief in the Godhead; the Father, The Son and the Holy
        Spirit.
     2. Belief that Jesus is the Son of God, He is Lord and Christ,
        that salvation is by Him.
     3. Belief that the soul is immortal.
     4. Acceptance that the Bible is inspired and the rule of faith
        and practice.
     5. Belief in the second coming of Christ.
     6. Belief in the final judgment of mankind.
     7. Belief in heaven and hell.

III. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS CONCERNING THE STUDY OF THE VARIOUS
     DENOMINATIONS:

     1. It is our intent to be factual. Not all will agree with all of
        the statements and conclusions drawn. Some of the dates are
        difficult to ascertain. These dates do not effect the
        teachings and practices of those whom we shall study.
     2. The first denominations came out of an attempt to reform the
        Catholic Church. Others have come as a result of further
        reform. There have come "off-shoots" of the "off-shoots." And
        there seems to be no end to this.

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