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Europe by the Pope to enable the holder to enter paradise), the Mass
being performed in Latin and the doctrine of papal infallibility. This
new movement, initiated by Martin Luther in Germany and by John
Calvin in France and Switzerland, came to be known as "Protestantism."

In Protestantism, repentance was between the individual and God.
There was therefore no reason to give money to the Church for it. Papal
infallibility was also done away with. The true source, according to this
movement, was the Holy Book alone, and not commands issued by the

Pope or Church sanctions.
Evangelicalism is one branch of Protestantism; the word means
"good news." In Evangelicalism, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,

referred to as the disciples of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) in the New Tes-
tament, are known as "evangelists." It was Martin Luther who
employed the term "evangelical" first.

Luther saw that the New Testament had been misinterpreted and
corrupted by the Catholic Church, for which reason he attached greater
importance to the Old Testament (the Torah and the Psalms). Protes-
tantism was subsequently divided into scores of different denomina-
tions, but none of these denominations abandoned the central view
about essential beliefs and the Holy Scripture that included the Old Tes-
tament. 1

Evangelicalism is an important and necessary reform in turning
Christians to the Gospels - and also the Torah - by lifting pressure on

the faith from the Church. The supporters of Evangelicalism, a sincere
form of belief, have always maintained loving and peaceable attributes
and, as we shall be seeing in due course, made a great contribution to
the spread of religion due to the importance they attached to "evan-
gelizing." Again as we shall be seeing, Evangelicals' belief in the End
Times and excitement at the prospect of seeing the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)
indicate a great love and religious devotion. From that perspective, they
have much in common with true Muslims who abide by the Qur'an.

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