Puritanism

1. Puritanism

2. Basic Puritan Beliefs • Total Depravity-Through Adam’s fall, every human is born sinful. This is the concept of Original Sin

3. Basic Puritan Beliefs • Total Depravity-Through Adams’s fall, every human is born sinful. This is the concept of Original Sin. • Unconditional Election-God ‘saves’ those he wishes to save. Only a few are selected for salvation.

4. Basic Puritan Beliefs • Total Depravity-Through Adams’s fall, every human is born sinful. This is the concept of Original Sin. • Unconditional Election-God ‘saves’ those he wishes to save. Only a few are selected for salvation. • Limited Atonement-Jesus died for the chosen only-not for everyone.

5. Basic Puritan Beliefs • Total Depravity-Through Adams’s fall, every human is born sinful. This is the concept of Original Sin. • Unconditional Election-God ‘saves’ those he wishes to save. Only a few are selected for salvation. • Limited Atonement-Jesus died for the chosen only-not for everyone. • Irresistible Grace-God’s grace is freely given and cannot be earned or rejected. Grace is defined as the saving power of God.

6. Basic Puritan Beliefs • Total Depravity-Through Adams’s fall, every human is born sinful. This is the concept of Original Sin. • Unconditional Election-God ‘saves’ those he wishes to save. Only a few are selected for salvation. • Limited Atonement-Jesus died for the chosen only-not for everyone. • Irresistible Grace-God’s grace is freely given and cannot be earned or denied. Grace is defined as the saving and transfiguring power of God. • Perseverance of the ‘saints’-Those elected by God have the power to interpret the will of God and must live uprightly. If one ‘rejects’ grace after feeling its power in his life, he goes against the will of God. (Impossible within the concepts of Puritanism.)

7. Basic Puritan Beliefs • Total Depravity-Through Adams’s fall, every human is born sinful. This is the concept of Original Sin. • Unconditional Election-God ‘saves’ those he wishes to save. Only a few are selected for salvation. • Limited Atonement-Jesus died for the chosen only-not for everyone. • Irresistible Grace-God’s grace is freely given and cannot be earned or denied. Grace is defined as the saving and transfiguring power of God. • Perseverance of the ‘saints’-Those elected by God have the power to interpret the will of God and must live uprightly. If one ‘rejects’ grace after feeling its power in his life, he goes against the will of God. (Impossible within the concepts of Puritanism.)

8. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination.

9. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination. • Dislike of a constricted and regimented life.

10. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination. • Dislike of a constricted and regimented life. • Resentment of the power of a few over many.

11. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination. • Dislike of a constricted and regimented life. • Resentment of the power of a few over many. • Change in political conditions (dissolution of Royal Charters.)

12. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination. • Dislike of a constricted and regimented life. • Resentment of the power of a few over many. • Change in political conditions-dissolution of Royal Charters. • Presence of leaders of dissent. (Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams-were considered heretics.)

13. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination. • Dislike of a constricted and regimented life. • Resentment of the power of a few over many. • Change in political conditions-dissolution of Royal Charters. • Presence of leaders of dissent. (Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams-were considered heretics.) • Expansion of the frontier-development of the new American concepts of self-reliance, individualism and optimism.

14. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination. • Dislike of a constricted and regimented life. • Resentment of the power of a few over many. • Change in political conditions-dissolution of Royal Charters. • Presence of leaders of dissent. (Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams-were considered heretics.) • Expansion of the frontier-development of the new American concepts of self-reliance, individualism and optimism. • Change in economic conditions. Cosmopolitanism of new immigrants.

15. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination. • Dislike of a constricted and regimented life. • Resentment of the power of a few over many. • Change in political conditions-dissolution of Royal Charters. • Presence of leaders of dissent. (Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams-were considered heretics.) • Expansion of the frontier-development of the new American concepts of self-reliance, individualism and optimism. • Change in economic conditions. Cosmopolitanism of new immigrants. • Growth of rationality and education. Less dependence on the Bible, and those who interpret it.

16. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination. • Dislike of a constricted and regimented life. • Resentment of the power of a few over many. • Change in political conditions-dissolution of Royal Charters. • Presence of leaders of dissent. (Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams-were considered heretics.) • Expansion of the frontier-development of the new American concepts of self-reliance, individualism and optimism. • Change in economic conditions. Cosmopolitanism of new immigrants. • Growth of rationality and education. Less dependence on the Bible, and those who interpret it. • Theocracy suffered from a lack of flexibility.

17. Forces Undermining Puritanism • A person’s natural desire to do good works against predestination. • Dislike of a constricted and regimented life. • Resentment of the power of a few over many. • Change in political conditions-dissolution of Royal Charters. • Presence of leaders of dissent. (Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams-were considered heretics.) • Expansion of the frontier-development of the new American concepts of self-reliance, individualism and optimism. • Change in economic conditions. Cosmopolitanism of new immigrants. • Growth of rationality and education. Less dependence on the Bible, and those who interpret it. • Theocracy suffered from a lack of flexibility.

18. Visible Signs of Puritan Decay • Noticeable decay of godliness.

19. Visible Signs of Puritan Decay • Noticeable decay of godliness. • Manifestations of pride; especially among the new rich.

20. Visible Signs of Puritan Decay • Noticeable decay of godliness. • Manifestations of pride; especially among the new rich. • The presence of ‘heretics’ (Those of other faiths)

21. Visible Signs of Puritan Decay • Noticeable decay of godliness. • Manifestations of pride; especially among the new rich. • The presence of ‘heretics’ (Those of other faiths) • Violations of the Sabbath, including swearing and sleeping during sermons.

22. Visible Signs of Puritan Decay • Noticeable decay of godliness. • Manifestations of pride; especially among the new rich. • The presence of ‘heretics’ (Those of other faiths) • Violations of the Sabbath, including swearing and sleeping during sermons. • Lack of moral social behavior. Sins of sex and alcohol on the increase.

23. Visible Signs of Puritan Decay • Noticeable decay of godliness. • Manifestations of pride; especially among the new rich. • The presence of ‘heretics’ (Those of other faiths) • Violations of the Sabbath, including swearing and sleeping during sermons. • Lack of moral social behavior. Sins of sex and alcohol on the increase. • Decay in family government. (Children not obeying father and mother.)

24. Visible Signs of Puritan Decay • Noticeable decay of godliness. • Manifestations of pride; especially among the new rich. • The presence of ‘heretics’ (Those of other faiths) • Violations of the Sabbath, including swearing and sleeping during sermons. • Lack of moral social behavior. Sins of sex and alcohol on the increase. • Decay in family government. (Children not obeying father and mother.) • Decay in business morality. People full of contention. A rise in lawyers and lawsuits.

25. Visible Signs of Puritan Decay • Noticeable decay of godliness. • Manifestations of pride; especially among the new rich. • The presence of ‘heretics’ (Those of other faiths) • Violations of the Sabbath, including swearing and sleeping during sermons. • Lack of moral social behavior. Sins of sex and alcohol on the increase. • Decay in family government. (Children not obeying father and mother.) • Decay in business morality. People full of contention. A rise in lawyers and lawsuits. • No disposition to reform.

26. Visible Signs of Puritan Decay • Noticeable decay of godliness. • Manifestations of pride; especially among the new rich. • The presence of ‘heretics’ (Those of other faiths) • Violations of the Sabbath, including swearing and sleeping during sermons. • Lack of moral social behavior. Sins of sex and alcohol on the increase. • Decay in family government. (Children not obeying father and mother.) • Decay in business morality. People full of contention. A rise in lawyers and lawsuits. • No disposition to reform.