{"id":2745,"date":"2024-05-24T19:01:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/protestant-vs-lutheran-differences\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T22:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:14:33","slug":"protestant-vs-lutheran-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/protestant-vs-lutheran-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Luthers versus protestants: Lutheranen waren de eerste protestanten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Lutherans are Protestants, and they were the first to carry the name, which comes from a protest that reforming princes and cities lodged at the Diet of Speyer in 1529. They part from most later Protestants in what they teach about the sacraments and in how they worship. Lutherans teach that Christ&#039;s body and blood are truly present in the Lord&#039;s Supper and that baptism gives God&#039;s grace to infants, and their worship stays close to the Mass. Most of\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lutherans are Protestants, the first to bear the name. They differ from other Protestants on Communion, baptism and worship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[219],"class_list":["post-2745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-denominations-compared"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3714,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/protestant-christian-vs-reformed-christian\/","url_meta":{"origin":2745,"position":0},"title":"Reformed vs Protestant: What Is the Difference?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Reformed churches are one Protestant family, grown from the teaching of Zwingli and Calvin. 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