Protestant Reform Movement

Current Religious Movement and Sixteenth-Century Protestant Reform
Comparing todays Protestants Reformation to sixteenth century Reform shows the Protestant church to have separated themselves from the Roman Catholic Church, similar to a new reform that has risen called the Messianic Christen movement. During the protestant reform, the church existed in conflict with the Catholic church. The Protestant church believed their power came directly from God. In contrast to the Catholic Church who believed the spiritual power came from the Pope and the Pope distributed this power to the people. The sixteenth century was a period of time when faith and the true gospel of Christ was hidden within pagan idolatry and hidden agendas. Although there is an up and coming spiritual reform through the new Messianic Christens movement. This new movement has a lot in common with the original Protestant movement of the sixteenth century(Arnold). Today the Protestant church preaches a different gospel than the reformation church, whereas the Catholic church still holds fast to their same beliefs and the Messianic Christens believes wholly upon the Bible.
The Reformation comes to pass in the interest of preaching the gospel and is doctrinal. Their resolve was to eradicate the false gospel and reestablish the true gospel, although there were detestable behaviors in the sixteenth century protestant reform. Although, these shortcomings were not the cause of the Reformation. The sole cause of the reformation was to restore the good news and the glory of God for salvation by grace alone. There beliefs are that every man is a sinner and people are only justified by faith and faith alone. That man has a great necessity for absolution. The forgiveness and righteousness comes through Jesus Christ and becomes ours through faith. Our standing with God does not come from our works, but is from what Jesus did for us. Protestant Reformation was to restore this gospel of the good news of Jesus