Contradictions In The Puritan Religion
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Life is full of many contradictions, and the basis of the Puritan
religion is no exception. The Puritans believed that they were God's chosen
people, as mentioned in the Bible. They saw themselves on a level above the
average man, but in reality, their religion was full of inconsistencies. The
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.... predestination. Calvin believed that the grace of God was the
ticket into Heaven and that his grace could not be earned. God's grace was
bestowed upon a select few regardless of what they did to earn it. This ‘
doctrine' stated that God determines a mans' destiny, whether it be redemption
or condemnation, regardless of any worth or merit on the person's part. It
could be compared to the failures of Communism in that no matter how hard a
person worked, how devout a person was, how often a ....
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