Appendix:Calvinism

Christianity
This appendix is about Calvinism.
Denomination	Supporting beliefs	Opposing beliefs
Calvinism	The Christian God exists The Christian God has predestined all events Christians should be motivated solely by God's glory Christians should practice water baptism Christian salvation comes only through the will of God The Christian God's choice on who to save is irresistable Christian salvation is permanent In the Eucharist, the change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus occurs in a strictly spiritual manner Jesus of Nazareth died and was resurrected Jesus of Nazareth was the messiah whose coming was foretold in the Old Testament God consists of three divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit The people selected by God for salvation are chosen without regard to any quality on their part People inherit Adam's guilt that arose from his fall in the Garden of Eden People possess a state of sin that originates from the fall of Adam and Eve Salvation is given instaneously by God without cooperation from the saved Salvation is possible only through Jesus, who is the sole mediator between God and humanity	The thousand year-long reign of Jesus predicted in the Book of Revelation is a literally accurate prophecy
The following denominations differ from their parent movement only in the belief or execution of the listed doctrines.
Presbyterianism	The Bible is the only infallible source of knowledge about Christian doctrine Christian faith alone is sufficient to achieve salvation The Christian God exists Christians should baptize in the name of the Trinity In the Eucharist, the change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus occurs in a strictly spiritual manner Jesus of Nazareth died and was resurrected Jesus of Nazareth had both a divine and human nature Jesus of Nazareth was the messiah whose coming was foretold in the Old Testament Jesus the Son and God the Father are equal in substance Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus	The Apocrypha are equally valid as the other books of the Old Testament Christian salvation is permanent Humans have free will People should only be baptized into the Christian faith through full body immersion People should only be baptized when they choose to be Christian The Pope is the spiritually supreme ordained leader in Christendom The Catholic Church is a source of moral authority The Catholic Church is a source of scriptural and doctrinal authority Salvation comes from Christian faith and good works
Reformed Churches	Christians should follow some or all of the confessions and doctrines of the Reformed churches	'
Polish Brethren	The Bible is the only infallible source of knowledge about Christian doctrine The Christian God exists Humans have free will Jesus of Nazareth died and was resurrected Jesus of Nazareth was the messiah whose coming was foretold in the Old Testament] Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus People should only be baptized when they choose to be Christian People who have not attained Christian salvation are annihilated when they die Salvation comes from Christian faith and good works	All people can achieve salvation because of the martyrdom of Jesus, which satisfies the requisite punishment that would otherwise prevent salvation Christ existed before Jesus of Nazareth The Christian God has predestined all events God consists of three divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus People possess a state of sin that originates from the fall of Adam and Eve Societies should be governed based on Christian ideas
Zwinglianism	The Bible is inerrant Societies should be governed based on Christian ideas	The Apocrypha are equally valid as the other books of the Old Testament In the Eucharist, bread and wine changes into the body and blood of Jesus People inherit Adam's guilt that arose from his fall in the Garden of Eden People should only be baptized when they choose to be Christian