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Puritans
THE PURITAN LIFESTYLE -- Puritan Beliefs and Values
1.?/span>Predestination -- all events are known and predetermined by God. God has determined who is to be saved and who is to be condemned.
2.?/span>God is all-powerful and good, while men and women are sinful and weak.
3.?/span>The Bible is the literal word of God.
4.?/span>You are saved through the grace of God. You could feel this grace inwardly, and this was demonstrated by your behavior. After you have received grace, you are reborn into the community of saints. People would look inside themselves (self-examination) for signs of this grace; therefore, they would act in a commendable fashion.
5.?/span>Puritans valued education. Publicly supported schools were needed to oppose Satan. Harvard was founded in 1636 to train ministe...
THE PURITAN LIFESTYLE -- Puritan Beliefs and Values
1.?/span>Predestination -- all events are known and predetermined by God. God has determined who is to be saved and who is to be condemned.
2.?/span>God is all-powerful and good, while men and women are sinful and weak.
3.?/span>The Bible is the literal word of God.
4.?/span>You are saved through the grace of God. You could feel this grace inwardly, and this was demonstrated by your behavior. After you have received grace, you are reborn into the community of saints. People would look inside themselves (self-examination) for signs of this grace; therefore, they would act in a commendable fashion.
5.?/span>Puritans valued education. Publicly supported schools were needed to oppose Satan. Harvard was founded in 1636 to train ministe...
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